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The Militant South, 1800-1861
John Hope Franklin
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paperback. Identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. This title asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. It details the consequences of antebellum aggression. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
In The Militant South, 1800-1861, John Hope Franklin identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.
Franklin asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. Fueled by their defense of slavery and a persistent desire to keep the North out of their affairs, Southerners adopted a vicious bellicosity that intensified as war drew nearer.
Drawing from Southern newspapers, government archives, memoirs, letters, and firsthand ... Read more
In The Militant South, 1800-1861, John Hope Franklin identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.
Franklin asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. Fueled by their defense of slavery and a persistent desire to keep the North out of their affairs, Southerners adopted a vicious bellicosity that intensified as war drew nearer.
Drawing from Southern newspapers, government archives, memoirs, letters, and firsthand ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252070693
SKU
V9780252070693
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About John Hope Franklin
John Hope Franklin is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University and was formerly chair of the history department at the University of Chicago. He has served as president of the American Studies Association, the Southern Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the American Historical Association.
Reviews for The Militant South, 1800-1861
"A pioneer work... [Franklin's] sources are original, his work is thorough and his book makes a fresh and significant contribution to the understanding of the mind of the South."
C. Vann Woodward, New York Times Book Review "John Hope Franklin has assembled an unrivaled body of data on these diverse manifestations of the fighting spirit in the South, ... Read more
C. Vann Woodward, New York Times Book Review "John Hope Franklin has assembled an unrivaled body of data on these diverse manifestations of the fighting spirit in the South, ... Read more