America on the eve of the Civil War
By: edited by Edward L. Ayers and Carolyn R. Martin
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9780813931791
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Slavery; Census, 1860; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Election; Harpers Ferry (W. Va.); Population; History
Notes: Pbk. reprint.  Originally published in 2010.

"A Virginia Sesquicentennial Signature Conference"--Cover.

The first in a series of annual Signature Conferences sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, "America on the Eve of the Civil War" was held in April 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Opening remarks; title: Taking stock of the nation in 1859; title: The future of Virginia and the South; title: First question-and-answer session; title: Making sense of John Brown's raid; title: Predictions for the election of 1860; title: Second question-and-answer session; title: Closing remarks; title: Conclusion : marking the Civil War sesquicentennial, will we do better this time?