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The a to Z of the Old South

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 2009

Summary

Being considerably different from other regions of the country, most notably regarding its fervent practice of slavery, the land south of the Mason-Dixon line, because of slavery, enjoyed an exceptional prominence in politics, and after the invention of the cotton gin, a high degree of prosperity. However, also because of slavery, it was alienated from the rest of the nation, attempted to secede from the union, and was forced back in only after it lost the Civil War. Numerous cross-referenced entries on prominent individuals, including Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln, as well as others on policies of the time that have since slipped into oblivion are all covered in this book. Economic, social and religious backgrounds trace the seemingly inevitable path to secession, war, and defeat. This reference also includes an introductory essay, a chronology, and a bibliography of the epoch.



Bibliographic data

Edition
1/2009
Copyright Year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-6834-2
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-7000-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
508
Product Type
Monograph

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Acknowledgments No access
    3. Editor’s Foreword No access
    4. Chronology No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 382
  2. Select Bibliography No access Pages 383 - 446
  3. Appendix A: U.S. Governments during the Antebellum Era, 1790–1861 No access Pages 447 - 450
  4. Appendix B: U.S. and Confederate Governments during the Civil War, 1861–1865 No access Pages 451 - 452
  5. Appendix C: The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1781 No access Pages 453 - 464
  6. Appendix D: Constitution of the Confederate States of America, 1861 No access Pages 465 - 486
  7. Appendix E: Constitution of the United States of America as of 1860 No access Pages 487 - 506
  8. About the Author No access Pages 507 - 508

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