Gathers original sources, including newspaper editorials, speeches, and documents, and shares comments by historians on the period
Causes of the Civil War, 1859-1861
Discusses the events leading up to the American Civil War, particularly the strongly held beliefs about the institution of slavery.
“Pieces of a Southern Autobiography”: I wrote a longer version of this essay at the invitation of John Boles, who has edited a collection of autobiographies called Shapers of Southern History (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2004).
"Explains the causes of the American Civil War, including legislative efforts to prevent the conflict, and the rising sectional tensions during the 1850s that ultimately led to rebellion by the Southern states"--Provided by publisher.
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Highlights the causes of the Civil War, including economic issues, land in the West, and slavery, and discusses key figures.
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history.
In a powerful new afterword to this anniversary edition, Dew situates the book in relation to these recent controversies and factors in the role of vast financial interests tied to the internal slave trade in pushing Virginia and other ...
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This book examines the series of compromises aimed at diffusing sectional conflict during the first half of the nineteenth century, the development of political strategies, the outbreak of armed hostilities, and the eventual secession of ...