{"product_id":"and-the-war-came-the-north-and-the-secession-crisis-1860-1861-paperback","title":"And the War Came: The North and the Secession Crisis, 1860--1861 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Stampp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most scholarly and provocative books written in this much worked-over period.\"--Avery O. Craven, \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A documented, scholarly investigation of the growth of war fever in the North prior to the Civil War. The author discusses the disunionists both Northern and Southern, the party men who played politics, the businessmen who foresaw the loss of Southern markets, and those men who sincerely believed the Union must be preserved.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is well organized and well written, but most of all it presents an accurate picture of the welter of northern sentiments from which emerged the will to war in 1861.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The author displays unusually keen analytical abilities. He writes with clarity and verve.\"--Bell I. Wiley, \u003ci\u003eMississippi Valley Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch can be learned about the general nature of the American sectional conflict from a study of the northern reaction to southern secession during the five months between the election of Lincoln and the attack upon Fort Sumter. During this brief and dramatic period all the sharp issues which had divided the sections for a generation were telescoped and intensified in such a way as to bring on a tragic climax. In the end, the overwhelming majority of Northerners accepted this crisis as the final test of power between them and their southern rivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth M Stampp, Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was awarded the Lincoln Prize for lifetime achievement in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.07 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1970\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52617721184563,"sku":"9780807101018","price":55.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bG1Ob0Y0RU9RRER4SG1rTnp4U3VKUT09.webp?v=1761893734","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/and-the-war-came-the-north-and-the-secession-crisis-1860-1861-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}