We have the war upon us : the onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861 / William J. Cooper.

By:

Cooper, William J., Jr. (William James), 1940-

Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 332 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9781400042005 (hbk.)
1400042003 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973.7/11 23

LOC classification:

E440.5 .C77 2012

Contents:

Prologue : "Is this not a remarkable spectacle?" -- "The future is . . . shrouded in the very blackness of darkness" -- "We need a statesman of nerve to meet the terrible crisis" -- "The prospects for the country are gloomy" -- "Up with polly, down with wisdom is the order of the day" -- "You can still this storm" -- "Fraternity is the element of the union" -- "The quicksands that environ our ship of state" -- Epilogue : "Both sides marching to fields of blood".

Summary: Presents a revisionist account of the period between Lincoln's election and the firing on Fort Sumter, evaluating the contributions of key figures and the circumstances that contributed to the Civil War's inevitability.

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"This is a Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-315) and index.

Presents a revisionist account of the period between Lincoln's election and the firing on Fort Sumter, evaluating the contributions of key figures and the circumstances that contributed to the Civil War's inevitability.