A disease in the public mind

by Fleming, Thomas J.

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Fleming looks at the resons of why the Civil War was fought.

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Full title :A disease in the public mind / Thomas Fleming.

Summary

Fleming looks at the resons of why the Civil War was fought.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Da Capo Press a member of the Perseus Books Group
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : : illustrations, map ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780306821264, 0306821265
oclc:on1321924412
LC Classification:E459
Dewey Decimal:973.7/11

Prologue: John Brown's raid -- Slavery comes to America -- Slavery's great foe -- and unintended friend -- The first Emancipation Proclamation -- One head turning into thirteen -- The forgotten emancipator -- Thomas Jefferson's nightmare -- New England preaches -- and almost practices -- secession -- How not to abolish slavery -- New England rediscovers the sacred Union -- Another Thomas Jefferson urges Virginia to abolish slavery -- The abolitionist who lost his faith -- Abolitionism divides and conquers itself -- Enter Old Man Eloquent -- The slave patrols -- The trouble with Texas -- Slave power paranoia -- From Uncle Tom to John Brown -- The real Uncle Tom and the unknown South he helped create -- Free soil for free (white) men -- The whole world is watching -- An ex-president tries to save the Union -- The anguish of Robert E. Lee -- The end of illusions -- The third Emancipation Proclamation -- Hunt after the captain -- Epilogue: Lincoln's visitor.

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Antislavery movements Antislavery movements -- History -- 19t… Biographies History international relations New England New England -- Relations -- Southern St… Political culture Political culture -- History -- 19th ce… Politics and government Slavery -- Political aspects Slavery -- Political aspects -- 19th ce… Southern States Southern States -- Relations -- New Eng… United States United States -- Biography. -- History … United States -- History -- Civil War, … United States -- Politics and governmen… War -- Causes