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Fanatics and Fire-eaters

Author : Lorman A. Ratner
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 025209221X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Fanatics and Fire-eaters written by Lorman A. Ratner and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the troubled years leading up to the Civil War, newspapers in the North and South presented the arguments for and against slavery, debated the right to secede, and in general denounced opposing viewpoints with imagination and vigor. At the same time, new technologies like railroads and the telegraph lent the debates an immediacy that both enflamed emotions and brought the slavery issue into every home. Lorman A. Ratner and Dwight L. Teeter Jr. look at the power of America's fast-growing media to influence perception and the course of events prior to the Civil War. Drawing on newspaper accounts from across the United States, the authors look at how the media covered—and the public reacted to—major events like the Dred Scott decision, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and the election of 1860. They find not only North-South disputes about the institution of slavery but differing visions of the republic itself—and which region was the true heir to the legacy of the American Revolution.

Apostles of Disunion

Author : Charles B. Dew
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813939453
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Apostles of Disunion written by Charles B. Dew and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Dew’s Apostles of Disunion has established itself as a modern classic and an indispensable account of the Southern states’ secession from the Union. Addressing topics still hotly debated among historians and the public at large more than a century and a half after the Civil War, the book offers a compelling and clearly substantiated argument that slavery and race were at the heart of our great national crisis. The fifteen years since the original publication of Apostles of Disunion have seen an intensification of debates surrounding the Confederate flag and Civil War monuments. In a powerful new afterword to this anniversary edition, Dew situates the book in relation to these recent controversies and factors in the role of vast financial interests tied to the internal slave trade in pushing Virginia and other upper South states toward secession and war.

Paradoxes of Prosperity

Author : Lorman A. Ratner
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252092228
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Paradoxes of Prosperity written by Lorman A. Ratner and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of the United States' immense economic growth in the 1850s, Americans worried about whether the booming agricultural, industrial, and commercial expansion came at the price of cherished American values such as honesty, hard work, and dedication to the common good. Was the nation becoming greedy, selfish, vulgar, and cruel? Was there such a thing as too much prosperity? At the same time, the United States felt the influence of the rise of popular mass-circulation newspapers and magazines and the surge in American book publishing. Concern over living correctly as well as prosperously was commonly discussed by leading authors and journalists, who were now writing for ever-expanding regional and national audiences. Women became more important as authors and editors, giving advice and building huge markets for women readers, with the magazine Godey's Lady's Book and novels by Susan Warner, Maria Cummins, and Harriet Beecher Stowe expressing women's views about the troubled state of society. Best-selling male writers--including novelist George Lippard, historian George Bancroft, and travel writer Bayard Taylor--were among those adding their voices to concerns about prosperity and morality and about America's place in the world. Writers and publishers discovered that a high moral tone could be exceedingly good for business. The authors of this book examine how popular writers and widely read newspapers, magazines, and books expressed social tensions between prosperity and morality. This study draws on that nationwide conversation through leading mass media, including circulation-leading newspapers, the New York Herald and the New York Tribune, plus prominent newspapers from the South and West, the Richmond Enquirer and the Cincinnati Enquirer. Best-selling magazines aimed at middle-class tastes, Harper's Magazine and the Southern Literary Messenger, added their voices, as did two leading business magazines.

Sherman's Other War

Author : John F. Marszalek
Publisher : Kent State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873386197
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Sherman's Other War written by John F. Marszalek and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work traces the roots of General Sherman's hostility toward the press and details his attempts to silence reporters during the American Civil War, culminating in his exclusion of all reporters from his famous March to the Sea.

The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb

Author : Henry Bibb
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 029916893X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb written by Henry Bibb and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1849 and largely unavailable for many years, The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb is among the most remarkable slave narratives. Born on a Kentucky plantation in 1815, Bibb first attempted to escape from bondage at the age of ten. He was recaptured and escaped several more times before he eventually settled in Detroit, Michigan, and joined the antislavery movement as a lecturer. Bibb’s story is different in many ways from the widely read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave and Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. He was owned by a Native American; he is one of the few ex-slave autobiographers who had labored in the Deep South (Louisiana); and he writes about folkways of the slaves, especially how he used conjure to avoid punishment and to win the hearts of women. Most significant, he is unique in exploring the importance of marriage and family to him, recounting his several trips to free his wife and child. This new edition includes an introduction by literary scholar Charles Heglar and a selection of letters and editorials by Bibb.

Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Author : Lucinda L. Damon-Bach
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781555535483
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Catharine Maria Sedgwick written by Lucinda L. Damon-Bach and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume examine the full breadth and complexity of the extensive oeuvre of American literary pioneer Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789-1867).

Unquenchable Fire

Author : Rachel Pollack
Publisher : Gateway
ISBN 13 : 0575118555
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Unquenchable Fire written by Rachel Pollack and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2011-11-14 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an America where the miraculous is par for the course, where magic and myths are as real as shopping malls and television game shows, Jennifer Mazdan listens to the modern storytellers recite the tales of the Founders. But when strange things start to happen and Jennie becomes pregnant - from a dream - she enters a struggle which threatens her own life and causes her to question everything she has ever learned.

History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1234 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri written by and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

John Brown, Abolitionist

Author : David S. Reynolds
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307486664
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book John Brown, Abolitionist written by David S. Reynolds and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative new examination of John Brown and his deep impact on American history.Bancroft Prize-winning cultural historian David S. Reynolds presents an informative and richly considered new exploration of the paradox of a man steeped in the Bible but more than willing to kill for his abolitionist cause. Reynolds locates Brown within the currents of nineteenth-century life and compares him to modern terrorists, civil-rights activists, and freedom fighters. Ultimately, he finds neither a wild-eyed fanatic nor a Christ-like martyr, but a passionate opponent of racism so dedicated to eradicating slavery that he realized only blood could scour it from the country he loved. By stiffening the backbone of Northerners and showing Southerners there were those who would fight for their cause, he hastened the coming of the Civil War. This is a vivid and startling story of a man and an age on the verge of calamity.

Journalism in the Civil War Era

Author : David W. Bulla
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9781433107221
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Journalism in the Civil War Era written by David W. Bulla and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bulla and Borchard have significantly expanded our understanding of the press, its impact, and its many roles during the Civil War. They shed light on politics, commerce, technology, public opinion, and censorship. Their book reminds us why the press matters most when a nation's fundamental freedoms are at stake."---Michael S. Sweeney, Author, The Military and the Press --Book Jacket.

Kentucky's Rebel Press

Author : Berry Craig
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813174619
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky's Rebel Press written by Berry Craig and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A history of Kentucky's pro-Confederate press and its decidedly unsuccessful campaign to take the Bluegrass State out of the Union.” —Civil War Books and Authors Throughout the Civil War, the influence of the popular press and its skillful use of propaganda was extremely significant in Kentucky. Union and Confederate sympathizers were scattered throughout the border slave state, and in 1860, at least twenty-eight of the commonwealth’s approximately sixty newspapers were pro-Confederate, making the secessionist cause seem stronger in Kentucky than it was in reality. In addition, the impact of these “rebel presses” reached beyond the region to readers throughout the nation. In this compelling and timely study, Berry Craig analyzes the media’s role in both reflecting and shaping public opinion during a critical time in US history. Craig begins by investigating the 1860 secession crisis, which occurred at a time when most Kentuckians considered themselves ardent Unionists in support of the state’s political hero, Henry Clay. But as secessionist arguments were amplified throughout the country, so were the voices of pro-Confederate journalists in the state. By January 1861, the Hickman Courier,Columbus Crescent, and Henderson Reporter steadfastly called for Kentucky to secede from the Union. Kentucky's Rebel Press also showcases journalists who supported the Confederate cause, including editor Walter N. Haldeman, who fled the state after Kentucky’s most recognized Confederate paper, the Louisville Daily Courier, was shut down by Union forces. Exploring an intriguing and overlooked part of Civil War history, this book reveals the importance of the partisan press to the Southern cause in Kentucky.

Sister States, Enemy States

Author : Kent Dollar
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813139228
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Sister States, Enemy States written by Kent Dollar and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifteenth and sixteenth states to join the United States of America, Kentucky and Tennessee were cut from a common cloth -- the rich region of the Ohio River Valley. Abounding with mountainous regions and fertile farmlands, these two slaveholding states were as closely tied to one another, both culturally and economically, as they were to the rest of the South. Yet when the Civil War erupted, Tennessee chose to secede while Kentucky remained part of the Union. The residents of Kentucky and Tennessee felt the full impact of the fighting as warring armies crossed back and forth across their borders. Due to Kentucky's strategic location, both the Union and the Confederacy sought to control it throughout the war, while Tennessee was second only to Virginia in the number of battles fought on its soil. Additionally, loyalties in each state were closely divided between the Union and the Confederacy, making wartime governance -- and personal relationships -- complex. In Sister States, Enemy States: The Civil War in Kentucky and Tennessee, editors Kent T. Dollar, Larry H. Whiteaker, and W. Calvin Dickinson explore how the war affected these two crucial states, and how they helped change the course of the war. Essays by prominent Civil War historians, including Benjamin Franklin Cooling, Marion Lucas, Tracy McKenzie, and Kenneth Noe, add new depth to aspects of the war not addressed elsewhere. The collection opens by recounting each state's debate over secession, detailing the divided loyalties in each as well as the overt conflict that simmered in East Tennessee. The editors also spotlight the war's overlooked participants, including common soldiers, women, refugees, African American soldiers, and guerrilla combatants. The book concludes by analyzing the difficulties these states experienced in putting the war behind them. The stories of Kentucky and Tennessee are a vital part of the larger narrative of the Civil War. Sister States, Enemy States offers fresh insights into the struggle that left a lasting mark on Kentuckians and Tennesseans, just as it left its mark on the nation.

History of Greene County, Missouri

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1028 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Greene County, Missouri written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bethany

Author : Thomas Edward Watson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Bethany written by Thomas Edward Watson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jersey Blue

Author : William Gillette
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813526942
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Jersey Blue written by William Gillette and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This political history of New Jersey during the Civil War and the years immediately before and after invites us to rethink New Jersey's role and in particular its relationship to the border states. William Gillette argues that there is little evidence supporting the idea that New Jersey's residents were pro-southern before the war, or even antiwar during it, although attitudes toward the abolition of slavery were more ambivalent. The perspectives Gillette offers in Jersey Blue, from the recruiting ground, the battlefield, and the home front, cast new light on New Jersey's wartime activities, state identity, and our understanding of the interrelationships between New Jersey's national, regional, and state developments. Gillette takes a broader view of the politics of the Civil War as he touches on the economy, geography, demography, immigration, nativism, conscription, and law. The result is a pioneering history of New Jersey that deepens our understanding of the Civil War.

Secession Winter

Author : Robert J. Cook
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421408953
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Secession Winter written by Robert J. Cook and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What prompted southern secession in the winter of 1860–61 and why did secession culminate in the American Civil War? Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states from the Union. The essays by three senior historians in Secession Winter explore the robust debates that preceded these events. For five months in the winter of 1860–1861, Americans did not know for certain that civil war was upon them. Some hoped for a compromise; others wanted a fight. Many struggled to understand what was happening to their country. Robert J. Cook, William L. Barney, and Elizabeth R. Varon take approaches to this period that combine political, economic, and social-cultural lines of analysis. Rather than focus on whether civil war was inevitable, they look at the political process of secession and find multiple internal divisions—political parties, whites and nonwhites, elites and masses, men and women. Even individual northerners and southerners suffered inner conflicts. The authors include the voices of Unionists and Whig party moderates who had much to lose and upcountry folk who owned no slaves and did not particularly like those who did. Barney contends that white southerners were driven to secede by anxiety and guilt over slavery. Varon takes a new look at Robert E. Lee's decision to join the Confederacy. Cook argues that both northern and southern politicians claimed the rightness of their cause by constructing selective narratives of historical grievances. Secession Winter explores the fact of contingency and reminds readers and students that nothing was foreordained.