The second American Revolution :: the Civil War-era struggle over Cuba and the rebirth of the American republic /

"Gregory P. Downs argues that we can see the Civil War anew by understanding it as a revolution. More than a fight to preserve the Union and end slavery, the conflict refashioned a nation, in part by remaking its Constitution. More than a struggle of brother against brother, it entailed remakin...

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1. Verfasser: Downs, Gregory P. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2019.
Schriftenreihe:Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era.
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Zusammenfassung:"Gregory P. Downs argues that we can see the Civil War anew by understanding it as a revolution. More than a fight to preserve the Union and end slavery, the conflict refashioned a nation, in part by remaking its Constitution. More than a struggle of brother against brother, it entailed remaking an Atlantic world that centered in surprising ways on Cuba and Spain. Downs introduces a range of actors not often considered as central to the conflict but clearly engaged in broader questions and acts they regarded as revolutionary. This expansive canvas allows Downs to describe a broad and world-shaking war with implications far greater than often recognized"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469652757
1469652757