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Roots of secession : slavery and politics in antebellum Virginia / William A. Link.

Author/creator Link, William A.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,
Descriptionxvii, 387 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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Subject(s)
Series Civil War America
Contents A slave society : Virginia in the 1850s -- Boastful and belligerent champions of southern institutions : slavery and politics, 1851-1854 -- A uniform spirit of lawlessness : the problem of runaways -- A spirit of license in the guise of liberty : the survival of opposition, 1854-1856 -- The darkest and most perilous hours of our national existence : the deepening sectional crisis, 1856-1859 -- A black demon of fanaticism : Harpers Ferry and the election of 1860 -- To light the torch of servile insurrection : the secession crisis.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [353]-371) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002013316
ISBN0807827711 (alk. paper)

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