Southern Pamphlets on Secession, November 1860-April 1861

by Jon L. Wakelyn

Book Overview

The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 initiated a heated debate throughout the South about what Republican control of the federal government would mean for the slaveholding states. During the secession crisis of the winter of 1860@-61, Southerners spoke out and wrote prolifically on the subject, publishing their views in pamphlets that circulated widely. These tracts constituted a regional propaganda war in which Southerners vigorously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807856444
• ISBN13: 9780807856444
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"