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OverviewAbraham Lincoln is widely renowned for his stance on the emancipation of enslaved people in a period when America was sorely divided over the subject. However, at the same time, there was a little-known event that took place--one that left a stain on Lincoln's legacy, and has apologists still trying to expunge it today. This work tells the quiet but bloody history of Bernard Kock, a New Orleans entrepreneur with an ill-fated attempt at establishing a cotton plantation on Ile a Vache, a deserted Haitian island, using formerly enslaved Americans. It also covers Lincoln's involvement and support of Kock's plan, as well as his pledge of $50 in government funding for each of the 453 colonists. With chapters on Lincoln's encouragement of black deportation, the establishment of the plantation, the futile attempts at damage control and more, this text reveals an untold part of Lincoln's history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Boyce ThompsonPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc ISBN: 9781476688848ISBN 10: 1476688842 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 31 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Crystalizing the Deal 2. Navigating the Corridors of Political Power 3. Origins of an Entrepreneur 4. Lincoln Encourages Black Deportation 5. The Administration Weighs Dozens of Colonization Proposals 6. A Short Road Show for Eager Investors 7. Unsmooth Sailing Ahead 8. Smooth Landing with Grand Intentions 9. Things Go from Very Bad to Much Worse 10. Establishing a Working Plantation 11. A Volatile Situation in Haiti 12. More Hardball and a Change in Leadership 13. A Futile Attempt at Damage Control 14. The Decision to Bail 15. A New Scapegoat Emerges 16. Colonization Goes Underground Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationBoyce Thompson is the author of five non-fiction books and his work has appeared in Governing and The Washington Post. He was a Washington correspondent for Reed-Elsevier and directed the editorial council at Hanley-Wood Publishing. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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