William Lowndes Yancey and the coming of the Civil War

William Lowndes Yancey and the coming of the Civil War / Eric H. Walther.

Author/creator	Walther, Eric H., 1960-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006.
Description	xi, 477 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863. United States. Congress. House--Biography. Legislators--Alabama --Biography. Secession--Alabama. Statesmen--Confederate States of America --Biography. Legislators--United States --Biography. Alabama--Politics and government --To 1865. Confederate States of America--Politics and government. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Causes.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents	Introduction -- Jordan's stormy banks -- Rebellion and Union -- Flush times and bad times in Alabama and South Carolina -- Politician -- Party and honor -- The Alabama platform -- Secessionist -- Creating the "leaven of disunion" -- Public man, private life -- Yancey and the house divided -- Walker and Walker, the league and the letter -- The conventions of 1860 -- The voice of the South -- The men and the hours -- In King Arthur's court -- Journeys home -- The main pillar of the Confederacy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-459) and index.
LCCN	2005037964
ISBN	0807830275 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780807830277

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E415.9 .Y2 W35 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold