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William Lowndes Yancey and the coming of the Civil War /

Born in Georgia but raised in the North by a fiercely abolitionist stepfather and an emotionally unstable mother, Yancey grew up believing that abolitionists were cruel, meddling, and hypocritical. His personal journey led him through a series of mentors who transformed his political views, and upon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walther, Eric H., 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006.
Colección:Civil War America (Series)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Jordan's stormy banks
  • Rebellion and Union
  • Flush times and bad times in Alabama and South Carolina
  • Politician
  • Party and honor
  • The Alabama platform
  • Secessionist
  • Creating the "leaven of disunion"
  • Public man, private life
  • Yancey and the house divided
  • Walker and Walker, the league and the letter
  • The conventions of 1860
  • The voice of the South
  • The men and the hours
  • In King Arthur's court
  • Journeys home
  • The main pillar of the Confederacy.