Abraham Lincoln and a New Birth of Freedom

"[An] informative, important study [that] builds on a foundation laid in his Union in Peril to expand dramatically the interpretation of Civil War diplomacy. . . . A valuable study of great importance."—Choice

"A well-written and succinct account of the role slavery played in the struggles over foreign intervention during the American Civil War. . . . [It] should be welcomed as the best synthesis available of Union diplomacy during the Civil War."—Filson Club History Quarterly

"A tremendously readable study that promises to become a classic."—Library Journal

"Engrossing. . . . A fine achievement of historical scholarship."—Booklist