| Description |
1 online resource (275 pages) |
| Series |
The Civil War in the West |
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Civil War in the West.
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| Contents |
Approaching the election of 1860 -- From election to call for convention : November 1860-January 1861 -- Campaigning for a convention : January and February 1861 -- The first convention : March 1861 -- Moving towards secession : April and May 1861 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Slavery -- Arkansas -- History
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Antislavery movements -- Arkansas -- History
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery.
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Antislavery movements
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Politics and government
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Slavery
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| SUBJECT |
Arkansas -- Politics and government -- To 1950.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007208
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| Subject |
Arkansas
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781610755658 |
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1610755650 |
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