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We have the war upon us : the onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861 / William J. Cooper.

By: Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 332 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781400042005 (hbk.)
  • 1400042003 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.7/11 23
LOC classification:
  • E440.5 .C77 2012
Contents:
Prologue : "Is this not a remarkable spectacle?" -- "The future is . . . shrouded in the very blackness of darkness" -- "We need a statesman of nerve to meet the terrible crisis" -- "The prospects for the country are gloomy" -- "Up with polly, down with wisdom is the order of the day" -- "You can still this storm" -- "Fraternity is the element of the union" -- "The quicksands that environ our ship of state" -- Epilogue : "Both sides marching to fields of blood".
Summary: Presents a revisionist account of the period between Lincoln's election and the firing on Fort Sumter, evaluating the contributions of key figures and the circumstances that contributed to the Civil War's inevitability.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks E440.5 .C77 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001270833

"This is a Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-315) and index.

Prologue : "Is this not a remarkable spectacle?" -- "The future is . . . shrouded in the very blackness of darkness" -- "We need a statesman of nerve to meet the terrible crisis" -- "The prospects for the country are gloomy" -- "Up with polly, down with wisdom is the order of the day" -- "You can still this storm" -- "Fraternity is the element of the union" -- "The quicksands that environ our ship of state" -- Epilogue : "Both sides marching to fields of blood".

Presents a revisionist account of the period between Lincoln's election and the firing on Fort Sumter, evaluating the contributions of key figures and the circumstances that contributed to the Civil War's inevitability.

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