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Freehling William W. <1935-> |
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Titolo |
Secessionists triumphant [[electronic resource] ] : 1854-1861 / / William W. Freehling |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-15871-2 |
9786611158712 |
0-19-970837-1 |
1-4416-0666-1 |
0-19-802242-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (624 p.) |
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Collana |
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The road to disunion ; ; 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Secession |
Electronic books. |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes |
Southern States Politics and government 1775-1865 |
United States Politics and government 1815-1861 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Preface; Prologue: Yancey's Rage; PART I: BETTER ECONOMIC TIMES GENERATE WORSE DEMOCRATIC DILEMMAS; PART II: THE CLIMACTIC IDEOLOGICAL FRUSTRATIONS; PART III: THE CLIMACTIC POLITICAL FRUSTRATIONS; PART IV: JOHN BROWN AND THREE OTHER MEN COINCIDENTALLY NAMED JOHN; PART V: THE ELECTION OF 1860; PART VI: SOUTH CAROLINA DARES; PART VII: LOWER SOUTH LANDSLIDE, UPPER SOUTH STALEMATE; Abbreviations Used in Notes; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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It is one of the great questions of American history--why did the Southern states bolt from the Union and help precipitate the Civil War? Now, acclaimed historian William W. Freehling offers a new answer, in the final volume of his monumental history The Road to Disunion. Here is history in the grand manner, a powerful narrative peopled with dozens of memorable portraits, telling this important story with skill |
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