James Baldwin, Barnes's Elementary History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's Inaugural, p.326-7)
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Title
James Baldwin, Barnes's Elementary History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's Inaugural, p.326-7)
Subject
-American Civil War
-Schoolbooks
-Schoolbooks
Description
Passage from a schoolbook written by James Baldwin where he describes Lincoln's first inaugural address.
Creator
James Baldwin
Source
American Book Company
Publisher
Harvard University, Google Books (digitized)
Date
1908
Contributor
Jacob Anderson
Rights
Public
Language
English
Type
Books: Textbooks published for public education
Identifier
This excerpt serves as one example of how different historians interpret/describe Lincoln's first inaugural address. Note: short passage, no mention of slavery, places the agency of starting war on the south.
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Original Format
Passage from a textbook.
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Citation
James Baldwin, “James Baldwin, Barnes's Elementary History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's Inaugural, p.326-7),” Mason's Legacies, accessed May 5, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/313.