Title: A disease in the public mind
Description: Why was the United States the only nation in the world to fight a war to end slavery? Fleming looks at the reasons of why the Civil War was fought, and shows that the polarization that divided the North and South and led to the Civil War began decades earlier than most historians are willing to admit-- back almost to the founding of the nation itself.
Subjects: Politics and government, Political culture, Slavery, Relations, Causes, Antislavery movements, Biography, History, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, causes, Slavery, united states, Antislavery movements, united states, United states, politics and government, 1815-1861, United states, history, 1815-1861, International relations, Political aspects, War, Politics, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Places: United States, New England, Southern States
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, 1815-1861, 19th century