Copperheads [[electronic resource] ] : the rise and fall of Lincoln's opponents in the North / / Jennifer L. Weber

• Autore: Weber Jennifer L. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/12
• Soggetto topico: Copperhead movement; Dissenters - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Protest movements; United States Politics and government 1861-1865
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-273) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. In the Shadows; 2. The Gathering Storm; 3. When Will This Cruel War Be Over?; 4. The Battle Behind the Lines; 5. The Summer of Lincoln's Discontent; 6. The Rise and Fall of the Copperheads; 7. "Faction in Civil War Is Unmitigated Treason"; 8. Defeated; Abbreviations Used in Notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: If Civil War battlefields saw vast carnage, the Northern home-front was itself far from tranquil. Fierce political debates set communities on edge, spurred secret plots against the Union, and triggered widespread violence, such as the New York City draft riots. And at the heart of all this turmoil stood Northern anti-war Democrats, nicknamed ""Copperheads."". Now, Jennifer L. Weber offers the first full-length portrait of this powerful faction to appear in almost half a century. Weber reveals how the Copperheads came perilously close to defeating Lincoln and ending the war in the South's favor
• Titolo autorizzato: Copperheads
• ISBN: 1-280-84659-3; 0-19-804188-8; 1-4294-2044-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452082003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II