Lincoln and His Party in the Secession Crisis by Potter, David M.; Crofts, Daniel W. [Introduction]

Louisiana State University Press, 1995-11-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1.3400 7.7200 5.0400.

Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 408 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. Owner's name and blind stamp front end paper.

LSU Press, 1995-12-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/None as issued. 7x5x1. Book has been rebound into a hardcover. Appears unread, with just a hint of bending to the front cover hinge. Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Minimal wear to cover. Binding is tight and square. ISBN matches listing. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. Soft cover. NF.. 5x0x8. Reprint of the esteemed Yale U. Press edition of 1942 with a new introduction (20 p.) by Daniel W. Crofts. Bound in quires.

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New. Originally published in 1942, this perceptive and impartial analysis of one of the most baffling periods in American history, the months between the election of Lincoln and the fall of Fort Sumter, was a bold declaration of intellectual independence. David M. Potter revolted against the prevailing southern argument that Lincoln deliberately provoked the South into war to bring a violent end to slavery, arguing instead that the new president followed the least aggressive course available to him in dealing with the secession crisis. Based on a painstaking examination of the writings and statements of both the northern principal players in the crisis and other, lesser-known Republicans who revealed the sentiment of the party's rank and file, this groundbreaking study details the Republicans' attitudes to the threat of secession, their reaction to the actual withdrawal of the southern states, and their faith that the Union could be restored without violence. Daniel W. Crofts provides a new… Read More

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