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The Imperiled Union: Essays on the Background of the Civil War First Paperback Edition
Author(s): Kenneth M. Stampp (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 17 Sept. 1981
- Edition: First Paperback Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 342 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195029917
- ISBN-13: 9780195029918
Book Description
A collection of essays by a master historian. Amongst the subjects that Stampp tackles are the inevitability of the Civil War and the truth about why the confederacy actually died. The other essays are a mix of historiography and analysis of issues including Lincoln’s role in reinforcing Fort Sumter, the impact of psychology in trading slaves, and the role of racism in the Republican Party.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Exceptionally good reading.”–Reviews in American History
“It is difficult to believe that any subsequent historian will improve upon Stampp’s masterful review of these controversial and conflicting theories of Civil War causation.”–David Herbert Donald, The New Republic
“Excellent all around….truly a superb work.”–Eric Tscheschlok, Florida Atlantic University
Review
“Exceptionally good reading.”–Reviews in American History
“It is difficult to believe that any subsequent historian will improve upon Stampp’s masterful review of these controversial and conflicting theories of Civil War causation.”–David Herbert Donald,
The New Republic“Excellent all around. . . . truly a superb work.”–Eric Tscheschlok,
Florida Atlantic University
