James Oakes' most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by James Oakes.

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Books like Freedom National

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Books like The Crooked Path to Abolition

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Books like The Radical and the Republican

Book lists with James Oakes' books

5 authors created a book list with a book by James Oakes as one of their picks.

• Slavery and the constitution
• Lincoln as an anti-racist
• Emancipation during the U.S. Civil War
• Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize winners
• Abraham Lincoln, his life, and his words

Book lists connected to James Oakes' books

118 authors created a book list connected to James Oakes' books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• John Brown the abolitionist
• The life of Frederick Douglass
• Abolitionist biographies about African American history
• Moral courage in a world where courage seems to be lacking
• 19th-century women’s rights activists
• Changing the world, starting with yourself

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