Parties, slavery, and the Union in antebellum Georgia
By: Anthony Gene Carey.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Political parties -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century.; Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
Description: At the heart of Georgia's secession from the Union in 1861 were two ideological cornerstones, the protection of white men's liberty and the defense of African slavery, Anthony Gene Carey argues in this comprehensive, analytical narrative of the three decades leading up to the Civil War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-325) and index.