tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344498494799149794.post6693672654173136922..comments2024-02-28T20:34:49.657-05:00Comments on <center>My Civil War Obsession</center>: Book Review: The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American SlaveryRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080050613624485848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344498494799149794.post-9545639840757098682011-05-04T17:51:50.680-04:002011-05-04T17:51:50.680-04:00Thank you for the well-thought out comment. I will...Thank you for the well-thought out comment. I will try to re-look at Forner's book again sometimes and will keep your thoughts in mind for consideration in my future reading as well.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080050613624485848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344498494799149794.post-13580215751716928972011-05-04T11:56:46.670-04:002011-05-04T11:56:46.670-04:00I enjoyed Foner's book as well and appreciate ...I enjoyed Foner's book as well and appreciate that he challenged conventional wisdom about Lincoln. However he also missed the mark completely on colonization by arguing that Lincoln evolved beyond it. The evidence is quite strong actually that Lincoln was still planning on colonizing the blacks abroad at his death.<br /><br />These are the conclusions of my other current Civil War read, &ByronWnoreply@blogger.com