Slavery and Secession in Arkansas :: a Documentary History.

The absorbing documents collected in Slavery and Secession in Arkansas trace Arkansas's tortuous road to secession and war. Drawn from contemporary pamphlets, broadsides, legislative debates, public addresses, newspapers, and private correspondence, these accounts show the intricate twists and...

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Main Author: Gigantino, James J.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Arkansas Press, 2015.
Series:Civil War in the West.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The absorbing documents collected in Slavery and Secession in Arkansas trace Arkansas's tortuous road to secession and war. Drawn from contemporary pamphlets, broadsides, legislative debates, public addresses, newspapers, and private correspondence, these accounts show the intricate twists and turns of the political drama in Arkansas between early 1859 and the summer of 1861. From an early warning of what Republican political dominance would mean for the South, through the initial rejection of secession, to Arkansas's final abandonment of the Union, readers, even while knowing the eventual out.
Physical Description:1 online resource (275 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781610755658
1610755650

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