Lincoln and His Party in the Secession Crisis

Lincoln and His Party in the Secession Crisis
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Originally published in 1942, this perceptive and impartial analysis of one of the most baffling periods in American history--the months between the election of Lincoln and the fall of Fort Sumter--was a bold declaration of intellectual independence. David M. Potter revolted against the prevailing southern argument that Lincoln deliberately provoked the South into war to bring a violent end to slavery, arguing instead that the new president followed the least aggressive course available to him in dealing with the secession crisis. Based on a painstaking examination of the writings and statements of both the northern principal players in the crisis and the other, lesser-known Republicans who revealed the sentiment of the party's rank and file, this groundbreaking study details the Republicans' attitudes to the threat of secession, their reaction to the actual withdrawal of the southern states, and their faith that the Union could be restored without violence. Daniel W. Crofts provides a new Introduction, setting Potter's account in the context of contemporary literature.

Country	USA
Author	David M. Potter
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Louisiana State University Press
EAN	9780807120279
Edition	New edition
ISBN	0807120278
Label	LSU Press
Manufacturer	LSU Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	440
PublicationDate	1995-12-01
Publisher	LSU Press
Studio	LSU Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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