Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War

Informationen zum Autor Dan Monroe, Bruce Tap Klappentext With the conclusion of the Mexican War in 1848, the United States seemed poised to fulfill the manifest destiny that was on the lips of journalists and politicians. Yet, even before the war was over, tensions over the issue of slavery erupted. Slavery symbolized the social, cultural, constitutional, and economic differences that were dividing the North and South. Through four years of bloody civil war and the loss of over 600,000 lives, the American republic decided the fate of slavery, asserted the supremacy of the federal government over state authority, and began to grapple with the difficult issues of reconstruction. This work provides substantial biographical entries of 20 individuals who shaped and defined the debates during the Civil War period. Political and military figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, and abolitionist reformers, such as Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh, are included. With the conclusion of the Mexican War in 1848, the United States seemed poised to fulfill the manifest destiny that was on the lips of journalists and politicians. Yet, even before the war was over, tensions over the issue of slavery erupted. Slavery symbolized the social, cultural, constitutional, and economic differences that were dividing the North and South. Through four years of bloody civil war and the loss of over 600,000 lives, the American republic decided the fate of slavery, asserted the supremacy of the federal government over state authority, and began to grapple with the difficult issues of reconstruction. This work provides substantial biographical entries of 20 individuals who shaped and defined the debates during the Civil War period. Political and military figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, and abolitionist reformers, such as Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh, are included. Each biography provides a concise account of the subject's life, followed by an analysis of the figure's role and contribution to the central issues of the day, and concludes with a bibliography of secondary and primary sources available to students. An appendix of over 180 additional biographies highlights the lives of others who played a role in the debates of the Civil War. Zusammenfassung With the conclusion of the Mexican War in 1848! the United States seemed poised to fulfill the manifest destiny that was on the lips of journalists and politicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: What were the Great Debates?The Bloody Career of John BrownToo Late to the Prize: James BuchananFreedom National: The Life of Salmon ChaseThe Stubborn Resolve of Jefferson Davis"Let the Voice of the People Rule": Stephen A. DouglasFrom Slavery to Freedom: Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for EqualityThe Fear of Freedom: George Fitzhugh and the Pro-Slavery ArgumentThe Eccentric Genius of Horace GreeleyAndrew Johnson and the Challenge of ImpeachmentAbraham Lincoln and the House DividedDuty and Stoicism: Robert E. LeeThe Young Napoleon: George Brinton McClellanThe Triumphs and Contradictions of William H. SewardAlexander Stephens: Diminutive Whig StatesmanThaddeus Stevens: Radical of RadicalsLiterary Soldier in a Noble Cause: Harriet Beecher StoweCharles Sumner and the Struggle for EqualityClement Laird Vallandigham: Leader of a "Respectable Minority."Submission or Secession: The Tragic Career of William Lowndes YanceyShort Biographies...

Autorentext
Dan Monroe, Bruce Tap

Klappentext
With the conclusion of the Mexican War in 1848, the United States seemed poised to fulfill the manifest destiny that was on the lips of journalists and politicians. Yet, even before the war was over, tensions over the issue of slavery erupted. Slavery symbolized the social, cultural, constitutional, and economic differences that were dividing the North and South. Through four years of bloody civil war and the loss of over 600,000 lives, the American republic decided the fate of slavery, asserted the supremacy of the federal government over state authority, and began to grapple with the difficult issues of reconstruction. This work provides substantial biographical entries of 20 individuals who shaped and defined the debates during the Civil War period. Political and military figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, and abolitionist reformers, such as Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh, are included.

With the conclusion of the Mexican War in 1848, the United States seemed poised to fulfill the manifest destiny that was on the lips of journalists and politicians. Yet, even before the war was over, tensions over the issue of slavery erupted. Slavery symbolized the social, cultural, constitutional, and economic differences that were dividing the North and South. Through four years of bloody civil war and the loss of over 600,000 lives, the American republic decided the fate of slavery, asserted the supremacy of the federal government over state authority, and began to grapple with the difficult issues of reconstruction. This work provides substantial biographical entries of 20 individuals who shaped and defined the debates during the Civil War period. Political and military figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, and abolitionist reformers, such as Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh, are included.

Each biography provides a concise account of the subject's life, followed by an analysis of the figure's role and contribution to the central issues of the day, and concludes with a bibliography of secondary and primary sources available to students. An appendix of over 180 additional biographies highlights the lives of others who played a role in the debates of the Civil War.

Inhalt
Introduction: What were the Great Debates? The Bloody Career of John Brown Too Late to the Prize: James Buchanan Freedom National: The Life of Salmon Chase The Stubborn Resolve of Jefferson Davis "Let the Voice of the People Rule": Stephen A. Douglas From Slavery to Freedom: Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for Equality The Fear of Freedom: George Fitzhugh and the Pro-Slavery Argument The Eccentric Genius of Horace Greeley Andrew Johnson and the Challenge of Impeachment Abraham Lincoln and the House Divided Duty and Stoicism: Robert E. Lee The Young Napoleon: George Brinton McClellan The Triumphs and Contradictions of William H. Seward Alexander Stephens: Diminutive Whig Statesman Thaddeus Stevens: Radical of Radicals Literary Soldier in a Noble Cause: Harriet Beecher Stowe Charles Sumner and the Struggle for Equality Clement Laird Vallandigham: Leader of a "Respectable Minority." Submission or Secession: The Tragic Career of William Lowndes Yancey Short Biographies

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