Secession Winter : When the Union Fell Apart /

Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the Deep South states in December 1860 and early 1861. Then a confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and prompted the departure of four...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cook, Robert J., 1958-
Otros Autores: Roll, Jarod, Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963-, Barney, William L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870.
History.
Slavery.
Secession.
Civil wars.
United States of America.
Ontstaansgeschiedenis.
Oorsprong.
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
War > Causes.
Politics and government
Collective memory.
Secession > États-Unis (Sud)
Collective memory > Southern States.
Slavery > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Secession > Southern States.
Verenigde Staten.
United States > Confederate States of America.
United States.
Southern States.
États confederes d'Amerique > Politique et gouvernement.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Confederate States of America > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the secession crisis as a study in conflict resolution
  • Rush to disaster : secession and the slaves' revenge / William L. Barney
  • "Save in defense of my native state" : a new look at Robert E. Lee's cecision to join the Confederacy / Elizabeth R. Varon
  • "Their object is to hide the truth" : historical memory and the coming of the American Civil War / Robert J. Cook.

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