Financial Fraud and Guerrilla Violence in Missouri s Civil War, 1861 - 186

Klappentext This highly original work explores a previously unknown financial conspiracy at the start of the American Civil War. The book explains the reasons for the puzzling intensity of Missouri's guerrilla conflict! and for the state's anomalous experience in Reconstruction. In the broader history of the war! the book reveals for the first time the nature of military mobilization in the antebellum United States. Zusammenfassung Explores a financial conspiracy at the start of the American Civil War. This book explains the reasons for the puzzling intensity of Missouri's guerrilla conflict! and for the state's anomalous experience in Reconstruction. In the broader history of the war! it reveals the nature of military mobilization in the antebellum United States.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mark W. Geiger, Geiger Mark W.
• Verlag: Yale University Press Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 27.07.2010
• EAN: 9780300151510
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15151-0
• Seiten: 320
• Serie: Yale Series in Economic and Financial History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Missouri, LAW / Criminal Law / General, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Fraud, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)