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Secession Winter
When the Union Fell Apart (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
by Robert J. Cook, William L. Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2013 by Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0896-5, ISBN: 1-4214-0896-1

"What prompted southern secession in the winter of 1860–61 and why did secession culminate in the American Civil War?Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states from the Union. The essays by three senior historians ..."






Secession Winter
When the Union Fell Apart (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
by Robert J. Cook, William L. Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon
Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 2013 by Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0895-8, ISBN: 1-4214-0895-3

"Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states from the Union. The essays by three senior historians in "Secession Winter" explore the robust debates that preceded these events.For five months in the winter of 1860-1 ..."






Virginia Women
Their Lives and Times, Volume 1 (Southern Women: Their Lives and Times Ser.)
by Cynthia A. Kierner, Sandra Gioia Treadway, Catherine Allgor, Kristalyn Marie Shefveland, E. Susan Barber, Mary C. Ferrari, Lisa A. Francavilla, Catherine Kerrison, Martha J. King, Michelle Krowl, Professor Sarah Hand Meacham, Helen C. Rountree, Dr Jon Kukla, Terri L. Snyder, Linda L. Sturtz, Gail S. Terry, Elizabeth Varon, Deborah Lee
Hardcover, 392 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4262-7, ISBN: 0-8203-4262-9

""Virginia Women" is the first of two volumes exploring the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. This collection of seventeen essays, written by established and emerging scholars, recovers the stories and voices of a diverse group of women, from the seventeenth century through the Civil War era. Placing their subjects in their larger historical contexts, the authors show how the experiences ..."






Antislavery and Abolition in Philadelphia
Emancipation and the Long Struggle for Racial Justice in the City of Brotherly Love (Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World)
by James Mueller, Professor Richard Newman, Professor Dee Andrews, Professor Emeritus Gary Nash, W. Caleb Mcdaniel, Elizabeth Varon, Julie P. Winch, Ira Berlin, Heather S. Nathans, David Waldstreicher, Richard S. Newman, Lsu Press
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2011 by Lsu Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-3991-2, ISBN: 0-8071-3991-2

"Antislavery and Abolition in Philadelphia considers the cultural, political, and religious contexts shaping the long struggle against racial injustice in one of early America's most important cities. Comprised of nine scholarly essays by a distinguished group of historians, the volume recounts the antislavery movement in Philadelphia from its marginalized status during the colonial era to its rise during the Civil War. Philadelphia was ..."






Lens of War(35th Edition)
Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War (UnCivil Wars Ser.)
by Stephen Berry, Gary W. Gallagher, Stephen Cushman, William Blair, Earl Hess, Thavolia Glymph, James Marten, Joseph Glatthaar, Joan Waugh, Harold Holzer, Carol Reardon, Emory Thomas, J. Matthew Gallman, James Robertson Jr., Megan Kate Nelson, Elizabeth R. Varon, Kathryn Shively Meier, T. Michael Parrish, Judith A. Giesberg, Jane E. Schultz, Steven E. Woodworth, Caroline E. Janney, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Susan Eva O'donovan, Daniel E. Sutherland, Brooks D. Simpson, Ethan S. Rafuse, Amy Taylor, Elizabeth Varon, T. Parrish, Jane Schultz, Daniel Sutherland, Steven Woodworth, Megan Nelson, Susan O'donovan, James Matthew Gallman
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4810-0, ISBN: 0-8203-4810-4

""Lens of War" grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the Civil War have explored military, cultural, political, African American, women s, and environmental history. The essays describe a wide arr ..."






Virginia Women
Their Lives and Times, Volume 1 (Southern Women: Their Lives and Times Ser.)
by Cynthia A. Kierner, Sandra Gioia Treadway, Catherine Allgor, E. Susan Barber, Mary C. Ferrari, Lisa A. Francavilla, Catherine Kerrison, Martha J. King, Michelle Krowl, Jon Kukla, Kristalyn Marie Shefveland, Helen C. Rountree, Elizabeth R. Varon, Terri L. Snyder, Linda L. Sturtz, Gail S. Terry, Professor Sarah Hand Meacham, Deborah Lee
Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4263-4, ISBN: 0-8203-4263-7

"Virginia Women is the first of two volumes exploring the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. This collection of seventeen essays, written by established and emerging scholars, recovers the stories and voices of a diverse group of women, from the seventeenth century through the Civil War era. Placing their subjects in their larger historical contexts, the authors show how the experiences o ..."






The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture
Secession Winter : When the Union Fell Apart
by William L. Barney , Elizabeth R. Varon , Robert J. Cook
136 Pages, Published 2013 by Jhu Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0897-2, ISBN: 1-4214-0897-X

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