| Border War: Fighting Over Slavery Before the Civil War Contributor(s): Harrold, Stanley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807899690 ISBN-13: 9780807899694 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Slavery - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.6 |
| LCCN: 2010018133 |
| Series: Civil War America |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 7" W x 10" (2.48 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the 1840s and 1850s, a dangerous ferment afflicted the North-South border region, pitting the slave states of Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri against the free states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Aspects of this struggle--the underground railroad, enforcement of the fugitive slave laws, mob actions, and sectional politics--are well known as parts of other stories. Here, Stanley Harrold explores the border struggle itself, the dramatic incidents that comprised it, and its role in the complex dynamics leading to the Civil War. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harrold, Stanley: - Stanley Harrold is professor of history at South Carolina State University. |