Thomas, Emory M.
The Dogs of War, 1861 : 1861. - 1 online resource (128 pages) - Pivotal Moments in American History Ser. . - Pivotal Moments in American History Ser. .
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Martial Moment, 1861 -- 2 War Dogs: 1861 and After -- 3 Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of War -- 4 Jefferson Davis and the Coming of War -- 5 Chum: First Blood at First Bull Run -- Conclusion: Resonance -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Acclaimed historian Emory Thomas highlights the delusions that dominated each side's thinking at the beginning of the Civil War. Lincoln believed that most Southerners loved the Union, and would be dragged unwillingly into secession by the planter class. Jefferson Davis could not quite believe that Northern resolve would survive the first battle. Thomas weaves his exploration of these misconceptions into a tense narrative of the months leading up to the war, from the "Great Secession Winter" to a fast-paced account of the Fort Sumter crisis in 1861.
9780199721252
Davis, Jefferson, -- 1808-1889 -- Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
Public opinion -- Confederate States of America.
Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Sectionalism (United States) -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion.
Electronic books.
E471 -- .T56 2011eb
973.7/11
The Dogs of War, 1861 : 1861. - 1 online resource (128 pages) - Pivotal Moments in American History Ser. . - Pivotal Moments in American History Ser. .
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Martial Moment, 1861 -- 2 War Dogs: 1861 and After -- 3 Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of War -- 4 Jefferson Davis and the Coming of War -- 5 Chum: First Blood at First Bull Run -- Conclusion: Resonance -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Acclaimed historian Emory Thomas highlights the delusions that dominated each side's thinking at the beginning of the Civil War. Lincoln believed that most Southerners loved the Union, and would be dragged unwillingly into secession by the planter class. Jefferson Davis could not quite believe that Northern resolve would survive the first battle. Thomas weaves his exploration of these misconceptions into a tense narrative of the months leading up to the war, from the "Great Secession Winter" to a fast-paced account of the Fort Sumter crisis in 1861.
9780199721252
Davis, Jefferson, -- 1808-1889 -- Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
Public opinion -- Confederate States of America.
Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Sectionalism (United States) -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion.
Electronic books.
E471 -- .T56 2011eb
973.7/11