Title Lincoln and the decision for war : the northern response to secession / Russell McClintock

Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 388 pages) Series Civil War America Civil War America (Series) Contents On the brink of the precipice: the election of 1860 -- I would not endanger the perpetuity of this Union: November -- Proportions of which I had but a faint conception: early December -- The issues of the late campaign are obsolete: Late December -- We know not what a day or two or an hour may bring forth: December-January -- One's opinions change fast in Revolutionary times: Jan-Feb -- The storm is weathered: Jan-Feb revisited -- A calm pervades the political world: March -- Any decision would be preferable to this uncertainty: Mar-Apr -- Everybody now is for the Union: Apr-May -- Shall it be peace or a sword? Summary When Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted several Southern states to secede, the North was sharply divided over how to respond. In this groundbreaking book, the first major study in over 50 years of how the North handled the secession crisis, McClintock follows the decision-making process from bitter partisan rancor to consensus. From small towns to big cities and from state capitals to Washington, D.C., McClintock highlights individuals both powerful and obscure to demonstrate the ways ordinary citizens, party activists, state officials, and national leaders interacted to influence the Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-370) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views. SUBJECT Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast Lincoln, Abraham. idszbz Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 nli Lincoln, Abraham. swd Subject Secession -- Southern States -- Public opinion Nationalism -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century Political culture -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century Public opinion -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century HISTORY. Nationalism Political and social views Political culture Politics and government Politics and government -- Decision making Public opinion Secession -- Public opinion War -- Causes Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 Kriegsbeginn Entscheidungsfindung Amerikaanse burgeroorlog. Oorsprong. Entscheidungsfindung. Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) Kriegsausbruch. Secession -- Southern States -- Public opinion Nationalism -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century Political culture -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century Public opinion -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century United States of America. Civil wars. Secession. Declaration of war. Political history. History. SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Decision making United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 -- Decision making United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140219 Northeastern States -- Politics and government -- 19th century Subject Northeastern States Southern States United States Verenigde Staten. United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Decision making United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 -- Decision making United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes Northeastern States -- Politics and government -- 19th century Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2007029356 ISBN 9780807886328 0807886327 9780807831885 0807831883 9781469603797 1469603799

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