Apostles of Disunion - Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War (Hardcover, 15th Revised edition)

Charles Dew's Apostles of Disunion has established itself as a modern classic and an indispensable account of the Southern states' secession from the Union. Addressing topics still hotly debated among historians and the public at large more than a century and a half after the Civil War, the book offers a compelling and clearly substantiated argument that slavery and race were at the heart of our great national crisis. The fifteen years since the original publication of Apostles of Disunion have seen an intensification of debates surrounding the Confederate flag and Civil War monuments. In a powerful new afterword to this anniversary edition, Dew situates the book in relation to these recent controversies and factors in the role of vast financial interests tied to the internal slave trade in pushing Virginia and other upper South states toward secession and war.

General

Imprint:	University of Virginia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era
Release date:	February 2017
Authors:	Charles B. Dew
Dimensions:	229 x 140 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	168
Edition:	15th Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8139-3943-8
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:	0-8139-3943-7
Barcode:	9780813939438

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