The Road to Disunion: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854
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- Synopsis
- In the first volume of his long awaited, monumental study of the South's road to disunion, historian William Freehling offers a sweeping political and social history of the antebellum South from 1776 to 1854. All the dramatic events leading to secession are here: the Missouri Compromise, the Nullification Controversy, the Gag Rule ("the Pearl Harbor of the slavery controversy"), the Annexation of Texas, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Freehling vividly recounts each crisis, illuminating complex issues and sketching colorful portraits of major figures. Along the way, he reveals the surprising extent to which slavery influenced national politics before 1850, and he provides important reinterpretations of American republicanism, Jeffersonian states' rights, Jacksonian democracy, and the causes of the American Civil War.
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 638 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780195058147
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 08/08/07
- Copyrighted By:
- William W. Freehling
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Dr. Kenneth Cross
- Proofread By:
- RochC
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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