Lincoln, the Rise of the Republicans, and the Coming of the Civil War: A Reference Guide

by Kerry Walters

This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated.

This book vividly depicts and clearly explains the events in the decades leading up to the Civil War that resulted from the controversy over expansion of slavery into the western territories. The chapters describe how this single issue drove a wedge through the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610692047
• ISBN13: 9781610692045
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.6"