Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963-

Disunion! the coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859 / [electronic resource] : Elizabeth R. Varon. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008. - xii, 455 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - The Littlefield history of the Civil War era . - Littlefield history of the Civil War era. .

"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-429) and index.

The language of terrifying prophecy : disunion debates in the early republic -- We claim our rights : the advent of abolitionism -- Ruinous tendencies : the anti-abolition backlash -- The idea will become familiar : disunion in the era of mass party politics -- Oh for a man who is a man : debating slavery's expansion -- That is revolution! : the crisis of 1850 -- Beneath the iron heel : fugitive slaves and bleeding Kansas -- To consummate its boldest designs : the slave power confronts the republicans -- War to the knife : images of the coming fight -- Epilogue: The Rubicon is passed : the war and beyond.


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2009.
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Sectionalism (United States)--History.
Sectionalism (United States)--History--Sources.
Slavery--Political aspects--History.--United States
Antislavery movements--History.--United States
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History.--United States


United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1865--Sources.
United States--History--Causes.--Civil War, 1861-1865


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