The Confederate States of America: What Might Have Been

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W. W. Norton & Company, 2005 - History - 352 pages
Ransom, a master of historical analysis, follows the consequences of "what if" scenarios surrounding the Civil War over an extended period of time, showing logical and historically valid outcomes of his counterfactuals.
 

Contents

WHAT IF? THE HISTORIANS FAVORITE SECRET QUESTION
1
CONFLICTING VISIONS WAS THE CIVIL WAR INEVITABLE?
19
THE SOUTHERN GAMBLE COULD THE SOUTH HAVE WON?
73
AGAINST ALL ODDS THE ANATOMY OF A SOUTHERN VICTORY
121
THE KING Is DEAD LONG LIVE THE KING THE FUTURE OF THE SLAVE SOUTH
161
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CIVIL WAR AND THE WHOLE FAMILY OF MAN
211
THE END OF THE BEGINNING
243
MEASURING CASUALTIES IN THE CIVIL WAR
247
THE COSTS OF EMANCIPATION IN 188O
259
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
265
Notes
287
Bibliography
325
Index
339
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