September 24, 2011 | Part Of 2011 National Book Festival

The Fiery Trial

Eric Foner talked about his book, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. He responded to questions from members of the… read more

Eric Foner talked about his book, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. He responded to questions from members of the audience.

This was a program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. close

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Program ID:: 301645-6
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Speech
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 24, 2011 | 11:51am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Oct 16, 2011 | 6:15am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Sep 24, 2011 | 11:51am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 25, 2011 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Oct 16, 2011 | 6:15am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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