When the Confederacy grew stronger
Subtitle: the "secession winter" of 1860-1861
By: Robert Cook, William L. Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon
Contributors: Barney, William L.; Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963-
Series: The Marcus Cunliffe lecture series
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9781421408958; 9781421408965; 9781421408972
Subjects: Politics and government; Collective memory; Secession; Slavery; Causes; History
Description: Introduction : the secession crisis as a study in conflict resolution -- Rush to disaster : secession and the slaves' revenge / William L. Barney -- "Save in defense of my native state" : a new look at Robert E. Lee's cecision to join the Confederacy / Elizabeth R. Varon -- "Their object is to hide the truth" : historical memory and the coming of the American Civil War / Robert J. Cook.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the secession crisis as a study in conflict resolution; title: Rush to disaster : secession and the slaves' revenge / William L. Barney; title: "Save in defense of my native state" : a new look at Robert E. Lee's cecision to join the Confederacy / Elizabeth R. Varon; title: "Their object is to hide the truth" : historical memory and the coming of the American Civil War / Robert J. Cook.