Free Essays. Page 1 of 50 - About 500 Essays Free Soil Free Labor Free Men Analysis. Foner, Eric. Free soil, free labor, free men: the ideology of the Republican party before the Civil War. Oxford University Press, 1995. A Republican Ideology Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men by Eric Foner is about an ideology of the Republican Party. This book takes place right before the Civil War. Slavery and.