William L. Richter's Historical Dictionary of the Old South (Historical PDF

By William L. Richter

Being significantly assorted from different areas of the rustic, such a lot particularly concerning its fervent perform of slavery, the land South of the Mason-Dixon line, due to slavery, loved a good prominence in politics, and after the discovery of the cotton gin, a excessive measure of prosperity. notwithstanding, additionally due to slavery, it used to be alienated from the remainder of the country, tried to secede from the union, and used to be compelled again in just after it misplaced the Civil struggle.

Numerous cross-referenced entries on favorite members, together with Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln, in addition to others on rules of the time that experience given that slipped into oblivion are all coated during this booklet. fiscal, social and non secular backgrounds hint the probably inevitable route to secession, battle and defeat. This reference additionally comprises an introductory essay, a chronology and a bibliography of the epoch.

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