Reintegration of American History - Slavery and the Civil War

Informationen zum Autor William W. Freehling is the Singletary Professor of the Humanities at the University of Kentucky. Klappentext This provocative collection of essays, all of them new of thoroughly revised, synthesizes thirty years of Freehling's writing and reflection on the nature of slavery and the causes of the Civil War. He offers a fascinating look at subjects such as the nonradical nature of the American Revolution, as seen in the Founding Fathers' chary manner in promoting the antislavery cause. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays deals with the question of slavery, and how the South in particular responded to the problem. Subjects covered include: the Constitution and slavery, slave rebellion (Denmark Vesey Uprising), attempts to banish all blacks to Africa, attempts to expand slavery in the United States and overseas, and the division in the South over whether to secede from the Union or not.

Product details

• Authors: William W. Freehling, William W. (Professor of History Freehling, Freehling William W.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.1996
• EAN: 9780195088083
• ISBN: 978-0-19-508808-3
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Black & Asian Studies, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Southeastern & South Atlantic States, Slavery and abolition of slavery, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, US South: South Atlantic States, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General