A Perfect War of Politics: Parties, Politicians, and Democracy in Louisiana, 1824-1861

by John M. Sacher

Book Overview

Though antebellum Louisiana shared the rest of the South's commitment to slavery and cotton, the presence of a substantial sugarcane industry, large Creole and Catholic populations, numerous foreign and northern immigrants, and the immense city of New Orleans made it perhaps the most unsouthern of southern states. John M. Sacher's A Perfect War of Politics explores why Louisiana joined its neighbors in seceding from the Union in early 1861 and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080713242X
• ISBN13: 9780807132425
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.7"