Richard H Sewell

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A House Divided: Sectionalism and Civil War, 1848-1865Paperback, 1 February 1998

A House Divided: Sectionalism and Civil War, 1848-1865
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Part of Series
American Moment
Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published
1 Feb 1998
ISBN-10
0801835321
ISBN-13
9780801835322

Description

What caused the Civil War? Perhaps no question in American history has attracted more interest or sparked more debate. A House Divided presents a fresh and balanced interpretation that challenges the view of slavery as a largely artificial or symbolic issue in the conflict between two incompatible societies. While recognizing the impact of other political disputes and of such concerns as temperance and nativism, Richard Sewell refocuses attention on slavery as the root of sectionalism and, ultimately, the war.

A House Divided traces the growth of bitter cetional discord in the years after 1848, when the acquisition of new American territories rekindled old controversies over the expansion of slavery. A series of compromises forestalled the crisis of secession but increasingly divided the country along slavery's lines. Attitudes toward slavery also influenced the conduct and consequences of the war that followed. The union army rapidly accepted the enlistment of emancipated slaves, while the Confederacy faced both subtle subversion from its black labor firce and sagging morale from the alveless Southern whites who felt disproportionately burdened by the war effort. Sewell's rich account of the war covers both military and home fronts and traces the birth of plans to reconstruct the Union and deal with the legacy of slavery.

Product Details

Author:
Richard H Sewell
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 February 1998
Dimensions:
22.91 x 15.95 x 1.52 cm
ISBN-10:
0801835321
ISBN-13:
9780801835322
Language:
English
Location:
Baltimore
Pages:
240
Weight:
362.87 gm

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