Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859
The University of North Carolina Press,Hardcover - New Edition,Series: Littlefield History of the Civil War Era, English-language edition,Pub by University of North Carolina Press, The
The University of North Carolina Press,Hardcover - New Edition,Series: Littlefield History of the Civil War Era, English-language edition,Pub by University of North Carolina Press, The
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780807832325 (0807832324)
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Series: Littlefield History of the Civil War Era
In Disunion!, Elizabeth Varon looks at the 70 years between the founding of the Republic and the opening salvos of the Civil War, focusing on the political vocabulary in use at the time. Specifically, as the title strongly suggests, the use of the word "disunion." She argues that "disunion" was once...