Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina Planters of S.C. went from a prosperous life to a world of
economic distress, guilt over slavery, and apprehension of slave rebellion. Details of how this led the political leaders to states rights doctrines
Kindle Available The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Whether we agree with Jefferson Davis or not, knowledge of his point of view is essential to
understanding the causes of the Civil War. The forward by McPherson helps to give balance and explanation.
A House Divided: The Antebellum Slavery Debates in America, 1776-1865 An excellent
overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. The most important abolitionist and proslavery documents written in the United States between the American Revolution and the Civil War
Kindle Available The Complete Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858
Zarefsky analyzes the rhetoric of the speeches, showing how Lincoln and Douglas chose their arguments and initiated a debate that shook the nation. Their eloquent, statesmanlike discussion of the morality of slavery illustrates the masterful use of rhetorical strategies and tactics in the public forum: a form of discourse that has nearly disappeared from the political scene today
Kindle Available Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln The
definative book on the Lincoln Assassination, and the escape of John Wilkes Booth. not only does the author give a clear and concise accounting, he takes us out of the vacuum and explains the minute details of the very knotted relationships between the conspirators, and the links of the Confederate underground to Canada and back.
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