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James Oakes
James Oakes
Awards
Winner — Lincoln Prize, 2008
Winner — Lincoln Prize, 2013
Shortlisted — Lincoln Prize, 2022
Books by James Oakes
The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution
E Book, 2021
An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln’s antislavery strategies.
The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution
Paperback, 2022
Finalist for the 2022 Lincoln Prize
An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln’s antislavery strategies.
The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
Paperback, 2015
A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction