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Author:

Dew, Charles B., author.

Title:

Apostles of disunion : southern secession commissioners and the causes of the Civil War / Charles B. Dew.

Edition:

Fifteenth anniversary edition.

Publisher:

University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

x, 151 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Secession--Southern States.
Slavery--History--Southern States--History--19th century.
United States--Causes.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.
Southern States--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Southern States--Political aspects.--Political aspects.
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Politics and government.
Race relations--Political aspects.
Secession.
Slavery--Political aspects.
War--Causes.
Southern States.
United States.
1775-1899
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-143) and index.

Contents:

Slavery, states' rights, and secession commissioners -- The first wave -- The South Carolinians -- The Alabamiams -- The mission to Virginia -- Conclusion: apostles of disunion, apostles of racism -- Afterword: apostles of disunion fifteen years later.

Series:

A nation divided : studies in the Civil War era

ISBN:

0813939445
9780813939445
0813939437
9780813939438

LCCN:

2016036793

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

JZPB162 -- Lowden Public Library (Lowden)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)