The Fate of Their Country
Subtitle: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: May 26, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780809044399
Subjects: United States - Civil War; History: American; History; History - U.S.; Political History; United States - Antebellum Era; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); 19th century; Extension to the territories; Political aspects; Political parties; Slavery; United States
First sentence: n the winter of 1860-61, as one Deep South state after another seceded in a furious reaction to the November election of the Republican Abraham Lincoln as President, congressmen frantically sought to devise a compromise that would soothe southern tempers, lure seceded states back into the Union, and avert civil war.