The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0809095181
- ISBN-13
- 9780809095186
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Michael Fitzgibbon Holt
Description
Arguing that partisan politics ultimately caused the Civil War, the author paints a portrait of short-sighted politicos during the 1840s and 1850s using the slavery issue as political leverage in a variety of contests between the major parties.
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