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A Union Indivisible : Secession and the Politics of Slavery in the Border South
"Michael Robinson challenges the previously held notions on the dichotomy between the free labor North and the slaveholding South. An examination of the Border South states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri--all of which ultimately elected to remain in the Union--reveals that this d...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2017.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Where Is the Great Statesman? Henry Clayâ#x80;#x99;s Republic
- Chapter One. A Representation of Almost Every Interest and Pursuit in the Union: The Border South on the Eve of the Secession Crisis
- Chaper Two. We Are Approaching a Crisis Pregnant with Immense and Momentous Results: The Long Shadow of John Brownâ#x80;#x99;s Raid, October 1859â#x80;#x93;April 1860
- Chapter Three. The Wolf Is Really upon Us Now: The Presidential Race, Aprilâ#x80;#x93;November 1860
- Chapter Four. What Ought Patriots to Do? The Unionist Offensive in the Border South, November 1860â#x80;#x93;Mid-January 1861Chapter Five. Compromise May Restore the Union, but the Sword Can Never Preserve It: The Unionist Offensive, Conditional Unionism, and the Vital Center, Mid-Januaryâ#x80;#x93;March 1861
- Chapter Six. If We Canâ#x80;#x99;t Go with the South Let Us Quit the North: War, Violence, and Neutrality, Marchâ#x80;#x93;June 1861
- Chapter Seven. Every Dayâ#x80;#x99;s Delay Weakens the Secessionists and Strengthens the Union: Secession Defeated, Juneâ#x80;#x93;December 1861
- Conclusion. Pursued to the Last Extremity: Henry Winter Davisâ#x80;#x99;s RepublicAppendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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