Copperheads : the rise and fall of Lincoln's opponents in the North /

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If Civil War battlefields saw vast carnage, the Northern home-front was itself far from tranquil. Fierce political debates set communities on edge, spurred secret plots against the Union, and triggered widespread violence, such as the New York City draft riots. And at the heart of all this turmoil s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weber, Jennifer L., 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Adversaries.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Democratic Party (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Democratic Party (U.S.)
1800-1899
Copperhead movement.
Dissenters > United States > History > 19th century.
Dissidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY.
Copperhead movement
Dissenters
Enemies
Politics and government
Protest movements
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Protest movements.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Contestation.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1861-1865.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • In the shadows
  • The gathering storm
  • When will this cruel war be over?
  • The battle behind the lines
  • The summer of Lincoln's discontent
  • The rise and fall of the Copperheads
  • "Faction in Civil War is unmitigated treason"
  • Defeated.

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