The shattering of the Union : America in the 1850s
"The Shattering of the Union: America in the 1850s is a concise, readable analysis and survey of the major ideas and events that resulted in the Civil War. The first scholarly synthesis of America's final antebellum decade to be published in more than twenty years, this essential overview incorporates methods and findings by recognized historians on politics, society, race, relations, ideology, and slavery. The newest addition to the American Crisis series, this book is a fascinating look at one of the pivotal decades in U.S. history
American crisis series, no. 14
History
xxv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780842027984, 9780842027991, 084202798X, 0842027998
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After the compromise
1: 1852: "The vile wretch in petticoats"
2: 1853: "Frank, I pity you"
3: 1854: "It will raise a hell of a storm"
4: 1855: "Kansas has been invaded"
5: 1856: "The rape of a virgin territory"
6: 1857: "A northern man with southern principles"
7: 1858: "It is an irrepressible conflict"
8: 1859: "When I strike, the bees will swarm"
The 1860s and beyond