Border war : fighting over slavery before the Civil War

Border war : fighting over slavery before the Civil War / Stanley Harrold.

Author/creator	Harrold, Stanley
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Description	xvi, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	United States. Fugitive slave law (1850) Slavery--United States --History --19th century. Antislavery movements--United States --History --19th century. Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States. Slavery--United States --Legal status of enslaved persons in free states Slavery--Law and legislation --United States. Border States (U.S. Civil War) United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Causes.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents	Introduction : perception of war -- Early clashes -- Fear and reaction in the border South -- Southern aggression in the lower North -- Interstate diplomacy -- Fighting against slavery in the lower North -- The struggle for the border South -- Fighting over the fugitive slave law -- Pressure on the border South increases -- From border war to Civil War.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010018133
ISBN	9780807834312 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807834319 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E449 .H2985 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold