House Divided - Sectionalism and Civil War, 1848-1865

"A well-written, traditional, and brief narrative of the period from the end of the Mexican War to the conclusion of the Civil War... Shows the value of traditional political history which is too often ignored in our rush to reconstruct the social texture of society." -- Civil War History

About the author

Richard H. Sewell is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is author of John P. Hale and the Politics and Abolition and Ballots for Freedom: Antislavery Politics in the United States, 1837-1860.

Product details

• Authors: Richard H. Sewell, Sewell Richard H.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.1988
• EAN: 9780801835322
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-3532-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: American Moment; The American Moment
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 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, 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)