A01=Brian Holden Reid
antebellum politics
Author_Brian Holden Reid
Buchanan Administration
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causes of civil war conflict
Charleston Harbour
Confederate Government
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democratic institutions history
Dred Scott Decision
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Franklin Pierce
Free Soil Party
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Harper's Ferry
Kansas Nebraska Act
Lincoln Administration
Lincoln Papers
mcwhiney
Missouri Compromise Line
nineteenth-century America
Nullification Crisis
political polarisation
power
Pro-slavery Ideology
Reluctant Confederates
Richard Carwardine
secession
Secession Crisis
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Slave Power
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Sumter Crisis
Thurlow Weed
United States
United States Navy
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Vice Versa
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Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780582491786
- Weight: 700g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 13 Aug 1996
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The American Civil War (1861-65) was the bloodiest war of the nineteenth century and its impact continues to be felt today. It, and its origins have been studied more intensively than any other period in American history, yet it remains profoundly controversial. Brian Holden Reid's formidable volume is a major contribution to this ongoing historical debate. Based on a wealth of primary research, it examines every aspect of the origins of the conflict and addresses key questions such as was it an avoidable tragedy, or a necessary catharsis for a divided nation? How far was slavery the central issue? Why should the conflict have errupted into violence and why did it not escalate into world war?
