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Lincoln and His Party in the Secession Crisis - by David M Potter (Paperback)

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  • Originally published in 1942, this perceptive and impartial analysis of one of the most baffling periods in American history--the months between the election of Lincoln and the fall of Fort Sumter--was a bold declaration of intellectual independence.
  • About the Author: David M. Potter was Coe Professor of American History at Stanford University.
  • 440 Pages
  • History, United States

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Originally published in 1942, this perceptive and impartial analysis of one of the most baffling periods in American history--the months between the election of Lincoln and the fall of Fort Sumter--was a bold declaration of intellectual independence. David M. Potter revolted against the prevailing southern argument that Lincoln deliberately provoked the South into war to bring a violent end to slavery, arguing instead that the new president followed the least aggressive course available to him in dealing with the secession crisis.

Based on a painstaking examination of the writings and statements of both the northern principal players in the crisis and other, lesser-known Republicans who revealed the sentiment of the party's rank and file, this groundbreaking study details the Republicans' attitudes to the threat of secession, their reaction to the actual withdrawal of the southern states, and their faith that the Union could be restored without violence. Daniel W. Crofts provides a new Introduction, setting Potter's account in the context of contemporary literature.



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Originally published in 1942, this perceptive and impartial analysis of one of the most baffling periods in American history - the months between the election of Lincoln and the fall of Fort Sumter - was a bold declaration of intellectual independence. David M. Potter revolted against the prevailing southern argument that Lincoln deliberately provoked the South into war to bring a violent end to slavery, arguing instead that the new president followed the least aggressive course available to him in dealing with the secession crisis. Based on a painstaking examination of the writings and statements of both the northern principal players in the crisis and other, lesser-known Repubulicans who revealed the sentiment of the party's rank and file, this groundbreaking study details the Republicans' attitudes to the threat of secession, their reaction to the actual withdrawal of the southern states, and their faith that the Union could be restored without violence. Daniel W. Crofts provides a new Introduction, setting Potter's account in the context of contemporary literature.



About the Author



David M. Potter was Coe Professor of American History at Stanford University. He authored several books, including People of Plenty: Economic Abundance and the National Character and The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861.

Daniel W. Crofts is professor of history at Trenton State College. He is the author of Old Southampton: Politics and Society in a Virginia County, 1834-1869 and Reluctant Confederates: Upper South Unionists in the Secession Crisis.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.18 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.06 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 440
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: LSU Press
Format: Paperback
Author: David M Potter
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 1995
TCIN: 1006600582
UPC: 9780807120279
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-1285
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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