More American than southern :: Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 /
When Fort Sumter fell to Confederate troops in April 1861, most states quickly declared their allegiances to the North or South. Kentucky, however, assumed an antiwar posture that outlasted Fort Sumter by five months, begrudgingly joining the Union cause only when Confederate troops marched into the...
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| Zusammenfassung: | When Fort Sumter fell to Confederate troops in April 1861, most states quickly declared their allegiances to the North or South. Kentucky, however, assumed an antiwar posture that outlasted Fort Sumter by five months, begrudgingly joining the Union cause only when Confederate troops marched into the state and seized the town of Columbus. With its hesitancy to make an immediate commitment and faced with the conflicting sentiments of its people, Kentucky stood as a microcosm of the nation's dilemma. In the first comprehensive examination of Kentucky's secession crisis in nearly ninety years, Gary R. Matthews examines the antebellum social, economic, and political issues that distinguished Kentucky from the rest of the slave and border states, identifying it instead with a national perspective and its own peculiar form of Unionism. On the eve of the Civil War, Kentucky's affinity for the South was based on historical and cultural similarities, including the presence of slavery and a powerful "master class." However, the planter class that dominated early Kentucky was supplanted in the 1830s by an urban middle class that challenged both the need for slavery and the authority of the master class. Matthews analyzes the dichotomy of these two groups, examines emancipation efforts in Kentucky, and explores the intricacies of Whig politics to show how Kentucky differed from the "southern" model in significant ways. He also explains how geographical components, most importantly the southern Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio-Mississippi River system, helped define Kentucky's singular role in antebellum America. As Matthews shows, Kentuckians desired both Union and slavery, and saw secession as a threat to both. The state's unique political and economic identities had been established long before the sectional crisis, and its self-interests could be best served in a national as opposed to a sectional environment. By choosing neutrality and then Unionism, the Kentucky of 1861 proved it was more American than southern. Gary R. Matthews, an independent historian and freelance writer, is the author of Basil Wilson Duke, CSA: The Right Man in the Right Place |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index. |
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| spelling | Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjr3pvkmfGpWkcKdhtJDD3 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005047208 More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / Gary R. Matthews. First edition. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 2014. 1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index. Class structure -- The paradigm -- Subregional variances -- The Whig era -- The politics of economic development -- Crisis and compromise -- Party realignment -- Cold war -- The labyrinth of sectional politics -- The secession crisis, part I -- The secession crisis, part II -- A hollow concept -- Kentucky unionism -- The end of an era. Print version record. When Fort Sumter fell to Confederate troops in April 1861, most states quickly declared their allegiances to the North or South. Kentucky, however, assumed an antiwar posture that outlasted Fort Sumter by five months, begrudgingly joining the Union cause only when Confederate troops marched into the state and seized the town of Columbus. With its hesitancy to make an immediate commitment and faced with the conflicting sentiments of its people, Kentucky stood as a microcosm of the nation's dilemma. In the first comprehensive examination of Kentucky's secession crisis in nearly ninety years, Gary R. Matthews examines the antebellum social, economic, and political issues that distinguished Kentucky from the rest of the slave and border states, identifying it instead with a national perspective and its own peculiar form of Unionism. On the eve of the Civil War, Kentucky's affinity for the South was based on historical and cultural similarities, including the presence of slavery and a powerful "master class." However, the planter class that dominated early Kentucky was supplanted in the 1830s by an urban middle class that challenged both the need for slavery and the authority of the master class. Matthews analyzes the dichotomy of these two groups, examines emancipation efforts in Kentucky, and explores the intricacies of Whig politics to show how Kentucky differed from the "southern" model in significant ways. He also explains how geographical components, most importantly the southern Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio-Mississippi River system, helped define Kentucky's singular role in antebellum America. As Matthews shows, Kentuckians desired both Union and slavery, and saw secession as a threat to both. The state's unique political and economic identities had been established long before the sectional crisis, and its self-interests could be best served in a national as opposed to a sectional environment. By choosing neutrality and then Unionism, the Kentucky of 1861 proved it was more American than southern. Gary R. Matthews, an independent historian and freelance writer, is the author of Basil Wilson Duke, CSA: The Right Man in the Right Place Kentucky Politics and government 1792-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071975 Slavery Kentucky History 19th century. Political culture Kentucky History 19th century. Kentucky History 1792-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071967 Secession Kentucky. Kentucky Politique et gouvernement 1792-1865. Kentucky Histoire 1792-1865. Sécession Kentucky. HISTORY General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Political culture fast Politics and government fast Secession fast Slavery fast Kentucky fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm4Vwb8tpDYbtGkhKP84q 1792-1899 fast History fast has work: More American than southern (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGw3mhvp8GCPMdG7WtMCcd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949- More American than southern. First edition 9781621900573 (DLC) 2013047055 (OCoLC)866803594 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1108612 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949- More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / Class structure -- The paradigm -- Subregional variances -- The Whig era -- The politics of economic development -- Crisis and compromise -- Party realignment -- Cold war -- The labyrinth of sectional politics -- The secession crisis, part I -- The secession crisis, part II -- A hollow concept -- Kentucky unionism -- The end of an era. Slavery Kentucky History 19th century. Political culture Kentucky History 19th century. Secession Kentucky. Sécession Kentucky. HISTORY General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Political culture fast Politics and government fast Secession fast Slavery fast |
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| title | More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / |
| title_auth | More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / |
| title_exact_search | More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / |
| title_full | More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / Gary R. Matthews. |
| title_fullStr | More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / Gary R. Matthews. |
| title_full_unstemmed | More American than southern : Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / Gary R. Matthews. |
| title_short | More American than southern : |
| title_sort | more american than southern kentucky slavery and the war for an american ideology 1828 1861 |
| title_sub | Kentucky, slavery, and the war for an American ideology, 1828-1861 / |
| topic | Slavery Kentucky History 19th century. Political culture Kentucky History 19th century. Secession Kentucky. Sécession Kentucky. HISTORY General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Political culture fast Politics and government fast Secession fast Slavery fast |
| topic_facet | Kentucky Politics and government 1792-1865. Slavery Kentucky History 19th century. Political culture Kentucky History 19th century. Kentucky History 1792-1865. Secession Kentucky. Kentucky Politique et gouvernement 1792-1865. Kentucky Histoire 1792-1865. Sécession Kentucky. HISTORY General. HISTORY United States State & Local General. Political culture Politics and government Secession Slavery Kentucky History |
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