The Secessionist Impulse: Alabama and Mississippi in 1860

by William L. Barney

Book Overview

The classic study of the cultural and economic politics that allowed "fire-eaters" to triumph over Unionists in the Deep South

In The Secessionist Impulse William L. Barney explores the forces and individuals behind both the 1860 presidential election and the subsequent push for secession. Barney contends that, despite the efforts of revisionist historians to show otherwise, pro-slavery factions existed among all of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817350896
• ISBN13: 9780817350895
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 9.1"