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Civil War issues in Philadelphia, 1856-1865.

Philadelphia, before the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, was not simply a "Northern" city. Unlike proslavery Washington but also unlike antislavery Boston, Philadelphia lay in the "Northern border area," where mixed sympathies led to divided loyalties and to frequent conv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dusinberre, William, 1930-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press [1965]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Party views in 1856
  • Abolitionism and the fugitive slave question
  • Territorial question and the Democratic party
  • John Brown's raid
  • Secession
  • Dissenters, slaves, and volunteers
  • Democrats, negroes, and conscripts.