The stormy present : conservatism and the problem of slavery in Northern politics, 1846-1865

The stormy present : conservatism and the problem of slavery in Northern politics, 1846-1865 / Adam I.P. Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Adam I. P. author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Description	pages cm.
Subject(s)	Conservatism--Northeastern States --History --19th century. Slavery--United States. Northeastern States--Politics and government --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Causes.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents	Barricades on Broadway : mobs and the problem of revolution in American politics -- Order and the problem of law : fugitive slaves and the Constitution -- Storm over Kansas : slavery expansion and the problem of violence -- An engine for freedom : popular sovereignty and political convergence -- Fear on the campaign trail : the election of 1860 -- The essence of anarchy : secession and the war against slaveholders -- How conservative people conduct a long war.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2016055625
ISBN	9781469633893 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	1469633892 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(ebook)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F106 .S598 2017	✔ Available	Place Hold