| Description |
xi, 321 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
Essays. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The enigma of the South -- On understanding the South -- The historian's use of nationalism and vice versa -- The literature on the background of the Civil War -- The Lincoln theme and American national historiography -- Depletion and renewal in Southern history -- John Brown and the paradox of leadership among American Negroes -- Horace Greeley and peaceable secession -- Why the Republicans rejected both compromise and secession -- Jefferson Davis and the political factors in Confederate defeat -- The Civil War in the history of the modern world; a comparative view. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2004. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. |
| Subject |
Southern States -- History.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Historiography.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb00798 hdl |
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