Print version: Escott, Paul D. The Worst Passions of Human Nature Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press,c2020 ISBN 9780813943848
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. War Hastens Abolition amid Prejudice, 1861-1862 -- Two. The Democratic Opposition, 1861-1862 -- Three. The Emancipation Proclamation and Reactions -- Four. The "Problem" of Freed Slaves -- Five. Freed Slaves in Reality -- Six. Progress in the War but Not in Racial Policy -- Seven. Progress, Political Crisis, and Regression -- Eight. Freedom and the Staying Power of White Supremacy -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Recent Books in the Series.