The fragile fabric of Union : cotton, federal politics, and the global origins of the Civil War Brian Schoen

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schoen, Brian.

Series:

Studies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southern States--Economic conditions--19th century.

Southern States.

Southern States--Foreign economic relations--Europe.

Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century.

Cotton trade.

Cotton trade--United States--History--19th century.

Cotton trade--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Secession--United States--History.

Secession.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 369 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Contents:

Introduction

Prologue, 1787

The threads of a global loom : cotton, slavery, and union in an interdependent Atlantic, 1789-1820

Calculating the cost of union : nationalism and sectionalism in a Republican era, 1796-1818

Protecting slavery and free trade : the political economy of cotton, 1818-1833

Building bridges to the West and the world : empowerment and anxiety in the Second Party System, 1834-1848

An unnatural union : King Cotton and the lower South secession, 1849-1860

Epilogue, 1861.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

276994757