num_pages: 256
description: Maryland did not freely choose to remain in the Union at the outbrek of the Civil War. The state was held by brute force. A colorful account of the dilemmas faced by Marylanders in the crisis as seen from the Southern point of view.
language: English
title: A Southern Star for Maryland: Maryland and the Secession Crisis
titlecomplete: A Southern Star for Maryland: Maryland and the Secession Crisis
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Chesapeake Book Company