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 /

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"In this engaging and nuanced political history of Northern communities in the Civil War era, Adam I. P. Smith offers a new interpretation of the familiar story of the path to war and ultimate victory. Smith looks beyond the political divisions between abolitionist Republicans and Copperhead De...

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Main Authors: Smith, Adam I. P (Author), Smith, Adam I. P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
American Civil War (1861-1865)
1800-1899
19th century
Civil War, 1861-1865
Conservatism > Northeastern States > History > 19th century
Slavery > United States > ^A1061604
Slavery > United States
Conservatism
History
Politics and government
Slavery
War > Causes
Northeastern States > Politics and government > 19th century
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes > ^A1071461
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes
Northeastern States
United States
Table of 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

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