The Dogs of War, 1861 : 1861.

By: Thomas, Emory MMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Pivotal Moments in American History SerPublisher: Cary : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (128 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199721252Subject(s): 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 opinionGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Dogs of War, 1861 : 1861DDC classification: 973.7/11 LOC classification: E471 -- .T56 2011ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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