A historical study of the Northern and Southern policies during the mid-nineteenth century which culminated in the North's refusal to accept Southern secession and the outbreak of the Civil War
This brief political history of reconstruction is an attempt to give more general currency to the findings of scholars during the past few decades. Based on accumulated material on reconstruction for
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 ar
Describes the most important events of 1857, including the Panic of 1857, the Dred Scott decision, and William Walker's attempt to conquer Nicaragua, and discusses their influence on American history,
