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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453829503321

Autore

Freehling William W. <1935->

Titolo

The South vs. the South [[electronic resource] ] : how anti-Confederate southerners shaped the course of the Civil War / / William W. Freehling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001

ISBN

1-280-65535-6

0-19-802990-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/1

Soggetti

African Americans - Southern States - Politics and government - 19th century

Slaves - Southern States - Political activity - History - 19th century

Unionists (United States Civil War)

White people - Southern States - Politics and government - 19th century

Electronic books.

Confederate States of America Politics and government

Confederate States of America Social conditions

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Part One: The Other House Divided; Part Two: Southern White Anti-Confederates; Part Three: Southern Black Anti-Confederates; Part Four: Last Full Measure; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why did the Confederacy lose the Civil War? Most historians point to the larger number of Union troops, or the North's industrial might. This text offers an alternative answer to this question, arguing that anti-Confederate Southerners helped cost the Confederacy the war.