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Declarations of Dependence : The Long Reconstruction of Popular Politics in the South, 1861-1908 /

Through an examination of the pleas and petitions of ordinary North Carolinians, Downs contends that the Civil War redirected, not destroyed, claims of dependence by exposing North Carolinians to the expansive but unsystematic power of Union and Confederate governments, and by loosening the legal ti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Downs, Gregory P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2011]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Through an examination of the pleas and petitions of ordinary North Carolinians, Downs contends that the Civil War redirected, not destroyed, claims of dependence by exposing North Carolinians to the expansive but unsystematic power of Union and Confederate governments, and by loosening the legal ties that bound them to husbands, fathers, and masters.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469603407