| Series |
American history in depth
American history in depth (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) ^A534721
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| Contents |
List of Maps - Preface - List of Abbreviations p. xvii 1. Slavery and the American Republic - Nationalism, Democracy and Republicanism - The Slavery Issue - The Power of Slaveowners - The Crisis over the Extension of Slavery - Compromise and its Consequences - 2. Political Crisis and the Resort to War - The Kansas Nebraska Act - Republicanism and the Slave Power - The Rise of the Secessionists - Lincoln's Election and the Secession of the Deep South - The North's War for the Union - The Sumter Crisis - First Bull Run - 3. The Failure of Limited War, 1861-1862 - The Military Balance Sheet, 1861 - Strategy and Tactics - The Union Army Advances: December 1861-May 1862 - Confederate Victories in the East: May to September 1862 - Emancipation - 4. Emancipation and Hard War, 1862-1864 - Confederate High Tide: December 1862-July 1863 - Confederate Reversals: Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Chattanooga - "Hard War" in 1864 - Grant Takes Command - 5. Citizen Soldiers - Life in Civil War Armies - Attitudes and Motivations - 6. The Ordeal of the Confederate Republic - Birth of a Nation-State - Confederate Nationalism and the Southern People - The Strains of War and the Limits of Loyalty - Slavery and the Confederate Cause - 7. The Last Best Hope of Earth: The War for the Union - Organizing Northern Society for War - Partisanship, Democracy and the Limits of Dissent - Reconstruction and Union Politics - The 1864 Election 8. The Magic Word, "Freedom" - The Road to Appomattox - Why the South Lost the War - The Nation "Redeemed" - Unfinished Business - Notes - Guide to Further Reading - Chronology of Key Events - Index. |
| Abstract |
This new interpretation of the causes, course and consequences of America's greatest crisis combines a clear and compelling narrative with analysis and an up-to-date assessment of the state of Civil War scholarship. It explores the complex relationships between the local and national contexts, between the experiences of soldiers and civilians, and shows how politics and public opinion decisively shaped the meaning and outcome of the war. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-259) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006052504 |
| ISBN | 9780333790533 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0333790537 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780333790540 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0333790545 (pbk.) |
