Author: Michael Vorenberg File Type: pdf Final Freedom looks at the struggle among legal thinkers, politicians, and ordinary Americans in the North and the border states to find a way to abolish slavery that would overcome the inadequacies of the Emancipation Proclamation. Michael Vorenberg tells the dramatic story of the creation of a constitutional amendment and argues that the crucial consideration of emancipation happened after, not before the Emancipation Proclamation that the debate over final freedom was shaped by a level of volatility in party politics underestimated by previous historians, and that the abolition of slavery by constitutional amendment represented a novel method of reform that transformed attitudes toward the Constitution. Michael Vorenberg is an assistant professor of history at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a research assistant to David Herbert Donald for his prize-winning biography, Lincoln, and he is a contributor to the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association and the Readers Companion to the American Presidency. This is his first book.From Library JournalThis innovative, well-written work focuses on the emancipation of American slaves subsequent to the Emancipation Proclamation and leading up to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which constitutionalized the issue of slavery. Although Vorenberg (Brown Univ.) acknowledges the depth and breadth of scholarship addressing the progress of African Americans after the Civil War, he asserts that comparatively scant attention has been paid to the process by which emancipation was legalized. Personalities, famous and not so well known, on both sides of the emancipation issue are heard. The authors impressive research, which includes an extensive exploration of little-mined archival documents as well as quotations from the press and Congressional Record, gives a rich political, legal, and societal context to the crafting, progress, and implementation of the Thirteenth Amendment. Highly recommended for academic libraries. Kathleen M. Conley, Illinois State Univ., Normal 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. ReviewA well-researched, gracefully written account of the final emancipation of slaves in the United States, Final Freedom is a must-read for scholars interested in the history of slavery and abolition, African American history, legal and constitutional history, and general U.S. history. The Journal of Southern HistoryThis study is a remarkable piece of historical research and writing...A short review can barely do justice to the virtues of this outstanding work. Subtly argued and elegantly written, almost every page brims with fresh insights. Besides breathing new life into the constitutional scholarship of the Civil War era, Final Freedom also provides a valuable starting point for future work on the politics of emancipation. The HistorianImportant, long-awaited, and complex... North Carolina Historical ReviewThis is a fine study of the troubled steps to end slavery. American Historical ReviewProfessional historians will long appreciate Michael Vorenbergs close description of that eras coming to grips with the necessary constitutional outcome of the nations most traumatic upheaval. Journal of American Ethnic HistoryThe strength of Vorenbergs study lies in its detailed analysis of the limitations of wartime emancipation and the debate that ensued over an emancipation amendment. Journal of American HistoryVorenbergs observations about the larger importance of the Thirteenth Amendment serve to enhance appreciation for what should no longer be the overlooked member of the trio of Civil War constitutional amendments. H-Net ReviewsThis innovative, well-written work focuses on the emancipation of American slaves subsequent to the Emancipation Proclamation and leading up to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which constitutionalized the issue of slavery. Although Vorenberg (Brown Univ.) acknowledges the depth and breadth of scholarship addressing the progress of African Americans after the Civil War, he asserts that comparatively scant attention has been paid to the process by which emancipation was legalized. Personalities, famous and not so well known, on both sides of the emancipation issue are heard. The authors impressive research, which includes an extensive exploration of little-mined archival documents as well as quotations from the press and Congressional Record, gives a rich political, legal, and societal context to the crafting, progress, and implementation of the Thirteenth Amendment. Highly recommended... Library JournalFinal Freedom demonstrates that the Thirteenth Amendment was not an automatic sequel to the Emancipation Proclamation or an inevitable means of abolishing slavery. Instead, the Amendments language, function, and meaning were contested. The story of its enactment and ratification, so well told here, is important and fascinating. James M. McPherson, Princeton University, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom The Civil War EraVorenbergs compelling research...shows that the motivations of many participants [in the process of ratification] were diverse and complex. Journal of Illinois History

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Author: Sue Polanka File Type: pdf With their explosive sales and widespread availability, the past few years have definitively proven that e-books are here to stay. In this sequel to her best-selling book of the same title, expert Polanka dives even deeper into the world of digital distribution. Contributors from across the breadth of the e-book world offer their perspectives on what s happening now and what to expect in the coming months and years. Included in this invaluable resource are ullGuidelines for performing traditional library processes such as cataloging, weeding, archiving, and managing e-book accessibility for patrons with special needsllExplorations of topics such as the e-book digital divide and open-access publishingllCase studies from an array of academic, public, and school libraries, offering firsthand accounts of what works, what doesn t, and whyllDiscussions of the emerging model of the electronic-only library and the rich possibilities of enhanced e-bookslulAll librarians will want to familiarize themselves with the wealth of advice in this volume on best practices for use and management of e-books.**

Author: Elias Aboujaoude File Type: mobi Instantly engaging and eminently accessible . . . . an enlightening and cautionary exploration of an increasingly intrusive aspect of modern society. *Booklist*While the Internet can enhance well-being, Elias Aboujaoude has spent years treating patients whose lives have been profoundly disturbed by it. Part of the danger lies in how the Internet allows us to act with exaggerated confidence, sexiness, and charisma. Aboujaoude dubs this new self our e-personality and argues that its traits are too potent to be confined online. Offline, too, were becoming impatient, unfocused, and urge-driven. Virtually You draws from Aboujaoudes personal and professional experience to highlight this new phenomenon. The first scrutiny of the virtual worlds transformative power on our psychology, Virtually You demonstrates how real life is being reconfigured in the image of a chat room, and how our identity increasingly resembles that of our avatar.From BooklistAs it does everything else it touches, the Internet has infiltrated the intricacies of its users psyches, spawning new forms of behavior, from the obsessive-compulsive checking of e-mail to the paranoid fear of identity theft. Equally hard-to-control character traits, such as narcissism and grandiosity, take on dangerous new meanings in ones digital life, while video poker and one-click shopping elevate impulsive tendencies to uncontrollable levels, and avatars in parallel cyber-universes allow for the creation of alternate personalities. With a practice located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, Stanford University psychiatrist Aboujaoude credibly and rigorously explains how the way an individual functions in cyberspace impacts his or her behavior in the real world. Whether in rekindled romances facilitated by Facebook friendship or outraged ventings of opinion on a blog, offline selves are being influenced by online personae in ways society has yet to fully comprehend. Instantly engaging and eminently accessible, Aboujaoude offers an enlightening and cautionary exploration of an increasingly intrusive aspect of modern society. --Carol Haggas ReviewA unique psychiatrists perspective and an urgent wake-up call. (Kirkus Reviews )A book that not only has been needed for several years but could become a modern classic. (Alan F. Schatzberg, American Psychiatric Association )