Lincoln And Slavery Peter Burchard Summary

The Civil War era was an hectic time where slavery was being abolished, the Confederate states seceded from the Union, and Abraham Lincoln was murdered. It is safe to say that it was very eventful for a short period of time. That being said, the book that I chose to read and review is Lincoln and Slavery and it was written by Peter Burchard. Burchard wrote books primarily about slavery, abolitionism, and the American Civil War. Lincoln and Slavery takes place during the time period where slavery was being abolished and the complicated events that came with changing history forever. The events and issues that occurred during this era is a topic that can be exceptionally intriguing.
The book begins with Abraham Lincoln’s birth. Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and grew up in Kentucky, a slave state. Lincoln witnessed a lot of abuse towards blacks including slave auctioning. Although he was living in a slave state, he grew up in an environment where slavery was seen as horrid, so he always had the mentality that slavery was wrong and inhumane. While living in New Salem, Illinois Lincoln took an interest to law and aimed to practice it. When he was 25, he was elected as the Illinois House Representative and served 4 terms. After he got married to Mary Todd, he began having a stronger urge for justice against slavery and wanted to speak out …show more content…
The book also included Lincoln’s personal feelings and thoughts towards certain situations, such as slavery and his kids’ deaths which I found interesting and new. Personally, this book was quite boring and was just a book I didn’t enjoy reading overall. Even though it had some interesting topics, it wasn’t enough for me to like. I honestly wouldn’t recommend this book to just anyone and everyone. It’s targeted more towards people who want to learn about previous presidents and learn about them on a deeper and detailed