The Imperiled Union: Essays on the Background of the Civil WarOxford University Press, 1981 M09 17 - 320 pages A collection of essays by a master historian. Amongst the subjects that Stampp tackles are the inevitability of the Civil War and the truth about why the confederacy actually died. The other essays are a mix of historiography and analysis of issues including Lincoln's role in reinforcing Fort Sumter, the impact of psychology in trading slaves, and the role of racism in the Republican Party. |
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... problem of slave sources , it is republished with the permission of the Managing Editor . Most of my discussion of slave sources was part of a paper I read at a conference on slavery at the University of Mississippi in 1975 ; it was ...
... problem of slave sources , it is republished with the permission of the Managing Editor . Most of my discussion of slave sources was part of a paper I read at a conference on slavery at the University of Mississippi in 1975 ; it was ...
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... problem of Fort Sumter which confronted him as soon as he became President . I found consistency between his clear determination to pre- serve the Union by force if necessary and his decision to send supplies to Fort Sumter — a decision ...
... problem of Fort Sumter which confronted him as soon as he became President . I found consistency between his clear determination to pre- serve the Union by force if necessary and his decision to send supplies to Fort Sumter — a decision ...
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... III by Paul A. David ; Chapter VI , long ago , by Richard N. Current , who also discussed the Fort Sumter problem with me on numerous occasions ; Chapter VII by Robert Middlekauff ; and Chapter VIII by George M. Fred- xii PREFACE.
... III by Paul A. David ; Chapter VI , long ago , by Richard N. Current , who also discussed the Fort Sumter problem with me on numerous occasions ; Chapter VII by Robert Middlekauff ; and Chapter VIII by George M. Fred- xii PREFACE.
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... problems of American history . The evolution of the doctrine of state sovereignty , from the protests against Alexander Hamilton's economic program to the southern movement for secession , has been thoroughly examined . 1 The growth of ...
... problems of American history . The evolution of the doctrine of state sovereignty , from the protests against Alexander Hamilton's economic program to the southern movement for secession , has been thoroughly examined . 1 The growth of ...
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Contents
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The Search for | 39 |
A Humanistic Perspective | 72 |
Race Slavery and the Republican Party | 105 |
The Republican National Convention of 1860 | 136 |
Lincoln and the Secession Crisis | 163 |
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