Liberty, Virtue, and Progress : Northerners and Their War for the Union.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Earl J.

Series:

The North's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Republicanism--United States.

Republicanism.

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages)

Place of Publication:

Basel/Berlin/Boston : Fordham University Press, 1997.

Summary:

Earl J. Hess's 'Liberty, Virtue, and Progress' examines the ideological foundations of the Northern effort during the American Civil War. The book explores how republican rhetoric, despite its decline in American political discourse, was used by Northerners to provide meaning and justification for their war against the South. It discusses the intertwining of republican and liberal ideologies in Northern thought, emphasizing the Union's role in securing liberty and democracy. Hess argues that Northerners saw their struggle as a fight for both political and personal freedom, especially as they began to accept emancipation as a necessary tool against the Confederacy. The book addresses how Northern ideology linked individual motives with broader national and global ideals, framing the Civil War as a revolutionary expansion of American liberty. Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9780823296002

0823296008

OCLC:

1309042601