Rebels in the Making: The Secession Crisis and the Birth of the Confederacy

by William L Barney and William L. Barney

Book Overview

Regardless of whether they owned slaves, Southern whites lived in a world defined by slavery. As shown by their blaming British and Northern slave traders for saddling them with slavery, most were uncomfortable with the institution. While many wanted it ended, most were content to leave that up to God. All that changed with the election of Abraham Lincoln.

Rebels in the Making is a narrative-driven history of how and why secession occurred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190076089
• ISBN13: 9780190076085
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"