Civil War America: Making a Nation, 1848-1877Routledge, 2014 M06 6 - 402 pages The American Civil War was without doubt the defining event in the history of the United States. This up-to-date analyisis of a critical period goes beyond the origins, course and consequences of the Civil War to bring in other important themes such as racial conflict, gender relations, religion, the popular memory and state formation. |
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... Indians 278 Toward a modern West 288 The tribulations of Henry Eno 295 9. Reform , Reaction and Reunion at the Dawn of the Gilded Age 302 The economy and society of postwar America 303 Organizing for reform 310 Faltering steps to ...
... Indians 278 Toward a modern West 288 The tribulations of Henry Eno 295 9. Reform , Reaction and Reunion at the Dawn of the Gilded Age 302 The economy and society of postwar America 303 Organizing for reform 310 Faltering steps to ...
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... INDIAN ( 1836 ) Memphis ( 1796 ) Wilmington TERRITORY SOUTH CAROLINA Lime Rock Vicksburg MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA ( 1812 ) ( 1817 ) Montgomery Atlanta Charleston GEORGIA Savannah TEXAS ( 1845 ) Mobile LOUISIANA ( 1812 ) Nueces R Rio Grande ...
... INDIAN ( 1836 ) Memphis ( 1796 ) Wilmington TERRITORY SOUTH CAROLINA Lime Rock Vicksburg MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA ( 1812 ) ( 1817 ) Montgomery Atlanta Charleston GEORGIA Savannah TEXAS ( 1845 ) Mobile LOUISIANA ( 1812 ) Nueces R Rio Grande ...
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... INDIAN TERR . ARKANSAS TERR . 040 KENTUCKY TENNESSEE 13 NORTH CAROLINA 00 SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA MISS . ALABAMA ) TEXAS LOUISIANA 500 km 200 miles The Progress of Secession Circled numbers indicate order of secession FLA . Map 4. The ...
... INDIAN TERR . ARKANSAS TERR . 040 KENTUCKY TENNESSEE 13 NORTH CAROLINA 00 SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA MISS . ALABAMA ) TEXAS LOUISIANA 500 km 200 miles The Progress of Secession Circled numbers indicate order of secession FLA . Map 4. The ...
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... Indian Group ' . There was even one called ' The Know Nothing ' , a reference to a new patriotic and anti- Catholic political party which had performed surprisingly well in recent elections . Gathered in front of a wooden stage erected ...
... Indian Group ' . There was even one called ' The Know Nothing ' , a reference to a new patriotic and anti- Catholic political party which had performed surprisingly well in recent elections . Gathered in front of a wooden stage erected ...
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Contents
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The Politics of Slavery Expansion 184852 | 42 |
3 Political Crises of the 1850s | 73 |
Secession and Civil War | 114 |
The Quest for Southern Independence | 158 |
The Union in Wartime | 191 |
The Struggle over Reconstruction 186576 | 229 |
The Far West in the MidNineteenth Century | 269 |
9 Reform Reaction and Reunion at the Dawn of the Gilded Age | 302 |
The United States in the Era of Civil War | 339 |
Select Bibliography | 343 |
Index | 351 |
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