No Compromise - The Story of the Fanatics Who Paved the Way to the Civil War (Hardcover, New ed of 1960 ed)

Subtitled The Story of the Fanatics Who Paved the Way to the Civil War, this book is based on the position that the Civil War is attributable to a handful of architects of secession who were responsible for the breakdown of the democratic machinery through which the War might have been avoided. The book then is devoted to recounting the political and social events which demanded the attention of men such as, on the one hand, William Lloyd Garrison, his collaborator, Benjamin Lundy, Wendell ??ames C. Birney, all of whom were abolitionists of various intensities, and on the other hand, men like Senator Crittenden, William H. Seward and John Breckinridge who were devoted to the process of compromise. There are also accounts of the Messianic despotism of John Brown, the firebran?? ??lliam Yancey, Edmund Ruffin and Robert Barnwell Rhott, the influence of the Dred Scott decision in Lincoln's attitude towards slavery, and the last minute efforts at compromise before it became apparent that war was inevitable. It's a clearly written book and the accounts of the various principals are interesting but it's doubtful that the book would have other than a critical market. (Kirkus Reviews)

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1974
First published:	October 1974
Authors:	Arnold Whitridge
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
Edition:	New ed of 1960 ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8371-7077-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	0-8371-7077-X
Barcode:	9780837170770

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