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America on the Eve of the Civil War / edited by Edward L. Ayers, Carolyn R. Martin, and Tricia Hagan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--1849-1877.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--19th century.
- United States--Census, 1860.
- United States--Population--History--19th century.
- Southern States--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Southern States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville, Virginia : University of Virginia Press, [2010]
- Summary:
- Here is an opportunity to draw on a lively exchange between a substantial number of knowledgeable and entertaining scholars."--James Oliver Horton, author of Landmarks of African American History.
- Contents:
- Opening remarks
- Taking stock of the nation in 1859
- The future of Virginia and the South
- First question-and-answer session
- Making sense of John Brown's raid
- Predictions for the election of 1860
- Second question-and-answer session
- Closing remarks
- Conclusion : marking the Civil War sesquicentennial, will we do better this time?
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780813930886
- 081393088X
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