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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Eric Foner

Presents more than one hundred writings by Abraham Lincoln spanning his political career, from 1832 to 1865, each with brief introductions providing context and showing how the statesman's views on pertinent issues changed over the years.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryOpen Library: Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865 -> BiographyOpen Library: Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, bibliography -> BiographyAmerican Civil WarSlavery & EmancipationReconstruction

Award History

2 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Bancroft PrizeMajor2011WinnerOfficial source
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor2011WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Abraham Lincoln92%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 78%.