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Lincoln and the decision for war : the northern response to secession
- Title
- Lincoln and the decision for war : the northern response to secession / Russell McClintock.
- Author
- McClintock, Russell.
- Publication
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 388 p.; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Civil War America
- Uniform Title
- Civil War America.
- Subjects
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Political and social views
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes
- Northeastern States > Politics and government > 19th century
- Nationalism > Northeastern States > History > 19th century
- United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865 > Decision making
- Political culture > Northeastern States > History > 19th century
- United States > Politics and government > 1857-1861 > Decision making
- Secession > Southern States > Public opinion
- Public opinion > Northeastern States > History > 19th century
- Note
- "a Caravan book".--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-370) and index.
- Contents
- On the brink of the precipice: the election of 1860 -- I would not endanger the perpetuity of this Union: November -- Proportions of which I had but a faint conception: early December -- The issues of the late campaign are obsolete: late December -- We know not what a day or two or an hour may bring forth: December-January -- One's opinions change fast in revolutionary times: January-February -- The storm is weathered: January-February, revisited -- A calm pervades the political world: March -- Any decision would be preferable to this uncertainty: March-April -- Everybody now is for the Union: April-May -- Conclusion : Shall it be peace, or a sword?
- Call Number
- IKA 10-2040
- ISBN
- 9780807831885 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0807831883 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007029356
- OCLC
- 162118813
- Author
- McClintock, Russell.
- Title
- Lincoln and the decision for war : the northern response to secession / Russell McClintock.
- Imprint
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.
- Series
- Civil War AmericaCivil War America.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-370) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- IKA 10-2040