Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource A disease in the public mind : a new understanding of why we fought the Civil War, Thomas Fleming

A disease in the public mind : a new understanding of why we fought the Civil War, Thomas Fleming

Creator
Summary
Why was the United States the only nation in the world to fight a war to end slavery? Fleming looks at the reasons of why the Civil War was fought, and shows that the polarization that divided the North and South and led to the Civil War began decades earlier than most historians are willing to admit-- back almost to the founding of the nation itself
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiv, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
Contents
  • Prologue: John Brown's raid
  • Slavery comes to America
  • Slavery's great foe
  • and unintended friend
  • The first Emancipation Proclamation
  • One head turning into thirteen
  • The forgotten emancipator
  • Thomas Jefferson's nightmare
  • New England preaches
  • and almost practices
  • secession
  • How not to abolish slavery
  • New England rediscovers the sacred Union
  • Another Thomas Jefferson urges Virginia to abolish slavery
  • The abolitionist who lost his faith
  • Abolitionism divides and conquers itself
  • Enter Old Man Eloquent
  • The slave patrols
  • The trouble with Texas
  • Slave power paranoia
  • From Uncle Tom to John Brown
  • The real Uncle Tom and the unknown South he helped create
  • Free soil for free (white) men
  • The whole world is watching
  • An ex-president tries to save the Union
  • The anguish of Robert E. Lee
  • The end of illusions
  • The third Emancipation Proclamation
  • Hunt after the captain
  • Epilogue: Lincoln's visitor
Isbn
9780306821264
Instance
Label
A disease in the public mind : a new understanding of why we fought the Civil War
Title
A disease in the public mind
Title remainder
a new understanding of why we fought the Civil War
Statement of responsibility
Thomas Fleming
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Why was the United States the only nation in the world to fight a war to end slavery? Fleming looks at the reasons of why the Civil War was fought, and shows that the polarization that divided the North and South and led to the Civil War began decades earlier than most historians are willing to admit-- back almost to the founding of the nation itself
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Fleming, Thomas J
Dewey number
973.7/11
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E459
LC item number
.F55 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • American Civil War (1861-1865)
  • United States
  • Slavery
  • Antislavery movements
  • Political culture
  • New England
  • Southern States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Antislavery movements
  • Political culture
  • Politics and government
  • International relations
  • Slavery
  • War
  • New England
  • Southern States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Slavery
  • Antislavery movements
  • Politics
  • United States
  • United States
Label
A disease in the public mind : a new understanding of why we fought the Civil War, Thomas Fleming
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: John Brown's raid -- Slavery comes to America -- Slavery's great foe -- and unintended friend -- The first Emancipation Proclamation -- One head turning into thirteen -- The forgotten emancipator -- Thomas Jefferson's nightmare -- New England preaches -- and almost practices -- secession -- How not to abolish slavery -- New England rediscovers the sacred Union -- Another Thomas Jefferson urges Virginia to abolish slavery -- The abolitionist who lost his faith -- Abolitionism divides and conquers itself -- Enter Old Man Eloquent -- The slave patrols -- The trouble with Texas -- Slave power paranoia -- From Uncle Tom to John Brown -- The real Uncle Tom and the unknown South he helped create -- Free soil for free (white) men -- The whole world is watching -- An ex-president tries to save the Union -- The anguish of Robert E. Lee -- The end of illusions -- The third Emancipation Proclamation -- Hunt after the captain -- Epilogue: Lincoln's visitor
Control code
ocn808413574
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiv, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780306821264
Lccn
2012045309
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40022263883
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780306821264
  • (OCoLC)808413574
Label
A disease in the public mind : a new understanding of why we fought the Civil War, Thomas Fleming
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: John Brown's raid -- Slavery comes to America -- Slavery's great foe -- and unintended friend -- The first Emancipation Proclamation -- One head turning into thirteen -- The forgotten emancipator -- Thomas Jefferson's nightmare -- New England preaches -- and almost practices -- secession -- How not to abolish slavery -- New England rediscovers the sacred Union -- Another Thomas Jefferson urges Virginia to abolish slavery -- The abolitionist who lost his faith -- Abolitionism divides and conquers itself -- Enter Old Man Eloquent -- The slave patrols -- The trouble with Texas -- Slave power paranoia -- From Uncle Tom to John Brown -- The real Uncle Tom and the unknown South he helped create -- Free soil for free (white) men -- The whole world is watching -- An ex-president tries to save the Union -- The anguish of Robert E. Lee -- The end of illusions -- The third Emancipation Proclamation -- Hunt after the captain -- Epilogue: Lincoln's visitor
Control code
ocn808413574
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiv, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780306821264
Lccn
2012045309
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40022263883
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780306821264
  • (OCoLC)808413574

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • Waubonsee: Aurora Downtown CampusBorrow it
      1st Floor 18 S. River St., Aurora, IL, 60506-4178, US
      41.7587304 -88.3172925

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Waubonsee Community College. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.
Processing Feedback ...