Description: Lincoln and the Decision for War: The Northern Response to Secession By Russell McClintock Published: The University of North Carolina Press, 2008. FIRST EDITION. 388 pp. Hardcover in original binding and dust jacket. Not Ex-Lib. When Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted several Southern states to secede, the North was sharply divided over how to respond. In this groundbreaking book, the first major study in over fifty years of how the North handled the secession crisis, Russell McClintock follows the decision-making process from bitter partisan rancor to consensus.From small towns to big cities and from state capitals to Washington, D.C., McClintock highlights individuals both powerful and obscure to demonstrate the ways ordinary citizens, party activists, state officials, and national leaders interacted to influence the Northern response to what was essentially a political crisis. He argues that although Northerners' reactions to Southern secession were understood and expressed through partisan newspapers and officials, the decision fell into the hands of an ever-smaller handful of people until finally it was Abraham Lincoln alone who would choose whether the future of the American republic was to be, I've done my best to describe the book, but if you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Clemmons, North Carolina
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Country of Manufacture: United States
Origin: American
Year Printed: 2008
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Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: Exceptional and RARE book!, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
