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Author : Robert Gray Gunderson
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Old Gentlemen's Convention written by Robert Gray Gunderson and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1981 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter Stahr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501199250
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Salmon P. Chase written by Walter Stahr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An NPR Best Book of 2022 From an acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer, an “eloquently written, impeccably researched, and intensely moving” (The Wall Street Journal) reassessment of Abraham Lincoln’s indispensable Secretary of the Treasury: a leading proponent for black rights during his years in cabinet and later as Chief Justice of the United States. Salmon P. Chase is best remembered as a rival of Lincoln’s for the Republican nomination in 1860—but there would not have been a national Republican Party, and Lincoln could not have won the presidency, were it not for the groundwork Chase laid over the previous two decades. Starting in the early 1840s, long before Lincoln was speaking out against slavery, Chase was forming and leading antislavery parties. He represented fugitive slaves so often in his law practice that he was known as the attorney general for runaway negroes. Tapped by Lincoln to become Secretary of the Treasury, Chase would soon prove vital to the Civil War effort, raising the billions of dollars that allowed the Union to win the war while also pressing the president to recognize black rights. When Lincoln had the chance to appoint a chief justice in 1864, he chose his faithful rival because he was sure Chase would make the right decisions on the difficult racial, political, and economic issues the Supreme Court would confront during Reconstruction. Drawing on previously overlooked sources, Walter Stahr offers a “revelatory” (The Christian Science Monitor) new look at the pivotal events of the Civil War and its aftermath, and a “superb” (James McPherson), “magisterial” (Amanda Foreman) account of a complex forgotten man at the center of the fight for racial justice in 19th century America.
Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199743908
Total Pages : 947 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom written by James M. McPherson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-12-11 with total page 947 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war--slavery--and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.
Author : Murat Halstead
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Caucuses of 1860 written by Murat Halstead and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Proceedings and Debates written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 516 pages
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Author : William W. Freehling
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199839913
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book The Road to Disunion written by William W. Freehling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is history in the grand manner, a powerful narrative peopled with dozens of memorable portraits, telling this important story with skill and relish. Freehling highlights all the key moments on the road to war, including the violence in Bleeding Kansas, Preston Brooks's beating of Charles Sumner in the Senate chambers, the Dred Scott Decision, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and much more. As Freehling shows, the election of Abraham Lincoln sparked a political crisis, but at first most Southerners took a cautious approach, willing to wait and see what Lincoln would do--especially, whether he would take any antagonistic measures against the South. But at this moment, the extreme fringe in the South took charge, first in South Carolina and Mississippi, but then throughout the lower South, sounding the drum roll for secession. Indeed, The Road to Disunion is the first book to fully document how this decided minority of Southern hotspurs took hold of the secessionist issue and, aided by a series of fortuitous events, drove the South out of the Union. Freehling provides compelling profiles of the leaders of this movement--many of them members of the South Carolina elite. Throughout the narrative, he evokes a world of fascinating characters and places as he captures the drama of one of America's most important--and least understood--stories. The long-awaited sequel to the award-winning Secessionists at Bay, which was hailed as "the most important history of the Old South ever published," this volume concludes a major contribution to our understanding of the Civil War. A compelling, vivid portrait of the final years of the antebellum South, The Road to Disunion will stand as an important history of its subject. "This sure-to-be-lasting work--studded with pen portraits and consistently astute in its appraisal of the subtle cultural and geographic variations in the region--adds crucial layers to scholarship on the origins of America's bloodiest conflict." --The Atlantic Monthly "Splendid, painstaking account...and so a work of history reaches into the past to illuminate the present. It is light we need, and we owe Freehling a debt for shedding it." --Washington Post "A masterful, dramatic, breathtakingly detailed narrative." --The Baltimore Sun
Author : American Institute of Architects
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 534 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects written by American Institute of Architects and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. for 1906/07 includes proceedings of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Institute.
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Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Proceedings at the ... Annual Session of the National Convention of Chiefs and Commissioners of the Various Bureaus of Statistics of Labor in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Elliot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Debates in the Several State Conventions, on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution written by Jonathan Elliot and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Revenue Commission (1865-1866).
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Total Pages : 274 pages
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Download or read book Reports of the United States Revenue Commission, 1865-'66 written by United States. Revenue Commission (1865-1866). and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Samuel Batchelder
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Total Pages : 1098 pages
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Download or read book Letter of Mr. Samuel Batchelder [to] Mr. Haynes written by Samuel Batchelder and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel W. Crofts
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Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Reluctant Confederates written by Daniel W. Crofts and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Crofts examines Unionists in three pivotal southern states--Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee--and shows why the outbreak of the war enabled the Confederacy to gain the allegiance of these essential, if ambivalent, governments.
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Total Pages : 806 pages
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Author : Shearer Davis Bowman
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807895679
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book At the Precipice written by Shearer Davis Bowman and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did eleven slave states secede from the Union in 1860-61? Why did the eighteen free states loyal to the Union deny the legitimacy of secession, and take concrete steps after Fort Sumter to subdue what President Abraham Lincoln deemed treasonous rebellion? At the Precipice seeks to answer these and related questions by focusing on the different ways in which Americans, North and South, black and white, understood their interests, rights, and honor during the late antebellum years. Rather than give a narrative account of the crisis, Shearer Davis Bowman takes readers into the minds of the leading actors, examining the lives and thoughts of such key figures as Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, John Tyler, and Martin Van Buren. Bowman also provides an especially vivid glimpse into what less famous men and women in both sections thought about themselves and the political, social, and cultural worlds in which they lived, and how their thoughts informed their actions in the secession period. Intriguingly, secessionists and Unionists alike glorified the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, yet they interpreted those sacred documents in markedly different ways and held very different notions of what constituted "American" values.
Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440854297
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book The Civil War and Reconstruction Eras written by John R. Vile and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The carefully selected and edited readings in this book are chronologically arranged so that students can trace the progression of events and understand the thoughts of those living during the critical Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Both the Civil War and Reconstruction were pivotal moments in American history that have shaped race relations, perceptions of national power, and the relations between the national government and the states. Powerful political figures, who were often guided by lofty motives, found themselves caught up in circumstances that were largely beyond their direct control. Issues often proved far more complex than anticipated, and many initial "solutions" that were set in motion more than 130 years ago continue to affect current U.S. politics. This book provides American history students and teachers with a handy reference that examines all important aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. The author models how an expert scholar interacts with primary sources, thereby providing guidance that shows readers how to pick apart and critically evaluate firsthand the key documents chronicling these major events in American history. The deftly edited readings in this book are presented in chronological order so that students can trace the progression of events and thinking of various individuals during the critical Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Annotations explain key terms and highlight key portions of laws, presidential speeches and orders, Supreme Court decisions, and other sources from the period.
Author : Michigan. Constitutional Convention
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Total Pages : 990 pages
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Download or read book Report of the Proceedings and Debates in the Convention to Revise the Constitution of the State of Michigan. 1850 written by Michigan. Constitutional Convention and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
