| Description |
310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
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| Series |
American history series |
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American history series (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-304) and index. |
| Contents |
Southern states may be forced to leave the Union / John C. Calhoun -- The Union must be preserved / Daniel Webster -- Seceding from the Union will help the South / Edmund Ruffin -- Abolishing slavery will help the South / Hinton R. Helper -- Popular sovereignty should settle the slavery question / Stephan A. Douglas -- Slavery should not be allowed to spread / Abraham Lincoln -- Georgia should secede / Robert Toombs -- Georgia should not secede / Alexander H. Stephens -- The northern states should let southern states secede / Albany atlas and argus and William Lloyd Garrison -- The northern states should not let the southern states secede / Indianapolis daily journal and Peoria daily transcript -- Secession is justified / South Carolina declaration -- Secession is not justified / Abraham Lincoln -- War is necessary to preserve the Confederacy / Jefferson Davis -- War is necessary to preserve the Union / Abraham Lincoln -- The battle of Manassas is a glorious victory for the Confederacy / Joseph E. Johnson, Pierre G.T. Beauregard -- Victory at Manassas should not make the South overconfident / Memphis appeal -- The Confederacy should adopt a defensive strategy / George Fitzhugh -- The Confederacy should adopt an offensive strategy / Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis -- The Emancipation Proclamation is a significant achievement / Frederick Douglass -- The Emancipation Proclamation is a worthless act / Clement L. Vallandigham, Jefferson Davis -- Lincoln's actions violate constitutional liberties / Ohio Democratic Convention -- Extraordinary measures in wartime are justified / Abraham Lincoln -- The Union should enlist black soldiers / Frederick Douglass -- The Union should not enlist black soldiers / Garrett Davis -- Blacks should stay neutral in the war / R.H. Vashon -- Blacks should fight for the North / Alfred Green -- Captured black soldiers should be treated as criminals / Confederate Congress -- Captured black soldiers should be treated as prisoners of war / Hannah Johnson -- The North should negotiate for peace / New Jersey Legislature -- The North should not negotiate for peace / Eleventh New Jersey Volunteers -- Sherman's war tactics are inhuman / James M. Calhoun, E.E. Rawson, S.C. Wells -- War is necessarily inhumane / William T. Sherman -- The South should never surrender / Jefferson Davis -- The South should cease fighting / Robert E. Lee -- Lincoln freed the slaves / James M. McPherson -- The slaves were the primary force behind their emancipation / Ira Berlin. |
| Summary |
An anthology of articles written at the time of the Civil War and dealing with the political and social issues of that era. Also includes two contemporary perspectives. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Dudley, William, 1964-
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| ISBN |
1565102258 (lib.) |
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9781565102255 (lib.) |
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156510224X (pap.) |
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9781565102248 (pap.) |
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