Clash of extremes :

Egnal, Marc.

Clash of extremes : the economic origins of the Civil War Marc Egnal. - New York : Hill and Wang, 2009. - xii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-398) and index.

Foundations -- Rich man, poor man -- Deal making -- Rise of the lake economy -- Campaign against slavery -- Transformation of the lower south -- Reorientation of the upper south and border states -- Origins of the Republican Party, 1854-1856 -- Triumph of the Republicans, 1856-1860 -- The cotton states leave the Union -- Secession in the upper south and border states -- Republicans in power : the war years -- Republicans in power : building the industrial state.

9780809095360 (hardcover : alk. paper) 080909536X (hardcover : alk. paper)

2008028740


Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )


United States--History--Economic aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865

HC 105.6 / .Eg68 2009