18 Mar 2013

The great hypothetical "What Ifs" of history

From Afternoons, 2:10 pm on 18 March 2013

What if Abraham Lincoln had not freed the slaves? This question is at the heart of the story of modern America, and it's the subject of a public lecture this week at Canterbury University. Peter Field is Associate Professor of History at Canterbury University, teaching all aspects of American cultural and intellectual history.

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