Civil War by other means: America's long and unfinished fight for democracy

"In Civil War by Other Means, Jeremi Suri, shows how the victory of the Union was never secure and the resistance to it began immediately. Key Confederate figures fled to exile in Mexico after their defeat and returned when they could safely resume their former lives once the threat of Northern...

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1. Verfasser: Suri, Jeremi 1972- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York PublicAffairs October 2022
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:"In Civil War by Other Means, Jeremi Suri, shows how the victory of the Union was never secure and the resistance to it began immediately. Key Confederate figures fled to exile in Mexico after their defeat and returned when they could safely resume their former lives once the threat of Northern domination had been quashed. Many antebellum influences and attitudes lived on secretly, and their creeping influence gradually overwhelmed Lincoln's vision for a more progressive and egalitarian America. The Civil War, in short, was never completely over for the defeated; they pursued it through guile, stealth, and persistence, outlasting the resolve of the northern interlopers and returning the South to its retrogressive customs and habits"--
Beschreibung:303 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts 25 cm
ISBN:9781541758544

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