Format:
xix, 439 p., [16] p. of plates
,
ill., map
,
25 cm
ISBN:
9781400067039
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-415) and index
,
The house of Dixie -- Securing the mansion : the slaveholder revolt and its origins -- Early portents : the first phases of war -- Recognizing the "logic of events" : Union war policy evolves, 1861-1863 -- "The clouds are dark over us" : the convulsions of 1863 -- Bound for "a land they knew not" : after slavery, what? -- Cracks in the walls widen -- A ray of light shines briefly through the rafters -- Feeling the timbers shudder -- And the walls gave way : Richmond, Appomattox, and after -- Conclusion : "We should rejoice".
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780679645351
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Sezessionskrieg
;
Sozialrevolution
Author information:
Levine, Bruce C. 1949-
