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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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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