TY - BOOK AU - Varon,Elizabeth R. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Disunion!: the coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859 T2 - The Littlefield history of the Civil War era AV - E302.1 .V37 2008eb U1 - 973.7/11 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press KW - Sectionalism (United States) KW - History KW - Sources KW - Slavery KW - Political aspects KW - United States KW - Antislavery movements KW - Rhetoric KW - Politics and government KW - 1783-1865 KW - Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Causes KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - "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 UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10310785&p00=Disunion%21 ER -