The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861 by David Morris Potter

Label The impending crisis, 1848-1861, by David M. Other physical details illustrations System control number (OCoLC)1551249 Extent xv, 638 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates Isbn 9780060905248 Lccn 75006354 Media category unmediated Media MARC source rdamedia Media type code Fehrenbacher Instantiatesīibliography note Includes bibliographical references (pages 584-621) and index Carrier category volume Carrier category codeĬarrier MARC source rdacarrier Content category text Content type codeĬontent type MARC source rdacontent Contents American nationalism achieves an ominous fulfillment - Portents of a sectional rift - Forging the territorial shears - The deadlock of 1846-1850 - The armistice of 1850 - Fire-eaters, fugitives, and finality - A railroad promotion and its sequel - The ebb tide of manifest destiny - Two wars in Kansas - The political parties in metamorphosis - Dred Scott and the law of the land - Lecompton: the descent grows steeper - Lincoln, Douglas, and the implications of slavery - Harpers Ferry: a revolution that failed - Southern maneuvers on the eve of conflict - The election of 1860 - The nature of southern separatism - The lower south secedes - Winter crisis - Fort Sumter: end and beginning Control code 1551249 Dimensions 21 cm. P67 1976 Literary form non fiction Nature of contents bibliography 1920-1997 Fehrenbacher, Don E. Index index present LC call number E459 LC item number.

Listed in Resources for College Libraries.Ĭataloging source DLC Potter, David Morris Dewey number 973.7/11 Illustrations.Language eng Summary Examines the problems of slavery, expansion, and sectionalism between 18 Member of United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.Label The impending crisis, 1848-1861 Title The impending crisis, 1848-1861 Statement of responsibility by David M.

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861 by David Morris Potter