The Road to Disunion —— Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854: Volume I

----- 通往分裂的道路：海湾的分离主义者，1776-1854：第一卷

ISBN: 9780195058147 出版年：1991 页码：655 Freehling, William W Oxford University Press

In the first volume of his long awaited, monumental study of the South's road to disunion, eminent historian William Freehling offers a sweeping political and social history of the antebellum South from 1776 to 1854. All the dramatic events leading to secession are here, and Freehling vividly recounts each crisis, illuminating the many complex issues and sketching colorful portraits of the major figures involved. But for all Freehling's brilliant insight into American antebellum politics, Secessionists at Bay is at bottom the saga of the rich social tapestry of the prewar South. Freehling brings the Old South back to life in all its color, cruelty, and diversity. It is a memorable portrait, certain to be a key analysis of this crucial era in American history.