Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction

by Adam Rothman

Most historians of the American Civil War have reached a vague agreement on slavery -- that it somehowcaused the American Civil War. In this essay, Adam Rothman takes a look at recent historiography that attempts to clarify not only how exactly this came about, but also why the Confederacy lost and slavery ended.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872291847
• ISBN13: 9780872291843
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: American Historical Association
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"