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The men of secession and Civil War, 1859-1861 / James L. Abrahamson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abrahamson, James L.
- Series:
- American crisis series. Books on the Civil War era ; no. 1.
- The American crisis series. Books on the Civil War era ; no. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Secession--Southern States.
- Secession.
- Southern States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.
- United States.
- History.
- Southern States--Politics and government--1775-1865.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiii, 186 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, [2000]
- Summary:
- This compelling, highly readable book focuses on the men who shaped the events that led to secession and the Civil War. Secessionists tore at the bonds that bound Americans to one another and their government as they maligned Northerners and found siniste
- Contents:
- Cast of Characters: The Men of Secession and War xxiii
- Part 1 Prelude to Disunion 1
- Chapter 1 John Brown, Salmon Chase, and the Southern Response to American Antislavery 3
- Chapter 2 George Fitzhugh, Roger Taney, and the Northern Response to Southern Proslavery 17
- Part 2 The Secession Campaign 31
- Chapter 3 Barnwell Rhett, the Fire-Eaters, and Southern Independence 33
- Chapter 4 Stephen Douglas, William Yancey, and the Collapse of the Democratic Party 49
- Chapter 5 The Men of the West and the Election of 1860 65
- Chapter 6 Alexander Stephens, Deep South Secession, and the Failure of Southern Unionism 81
- Chapter 7 Jefferson Davis and the Formation of the Cotton Confederacy 101
- Part 3 The Road to War 115
- Chapter 8 John Crittenden and the Failure of Compromise 117
- Chapter 9 Abraham Lincoln, Fort Sumter, and the Union 133
- Chapter 10 Andrew Johnson, John Letcher, and Secession in the Upper South 149
- Epilogue: Some Thoughts on Alternatives and Consequences 165.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0842028188
- 0842028196
- OCLC:
- 43115214
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