| South Carolina Goes to War, 1860-1865 Contributor(s): Cauthen, Charles Edward (Author), Power, J. Tracy (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1570035601 ISBN-13: 9781570035609 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $19.94 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: First published in 1950 and long sought by collectors and historians, South Carolina Goes to War, 1860-1865 stands as the only institutional and political history of the Palmetto State's secession from the Union, entry into the Confederacy, and management of the war effort. Charles Edward Cauthen's germinal study offers a thorough examination of the state's political leadership and policymaking during the secession crisis and the subsequent four years of war. Notable for its attention to the precursors of war too often neglected in other studies, the volume devotes half of its chapters to events predating the firing on Fort Sumter and pays significant attention to the Executive Councils of 1861 and 1862. This edition features a new introduction by J. Tracy Power summarizing the political climate that characterized South Carolina's departure from the Union and entrance into war, and examining the significance of Cauthen's book within the context of its initial creation and reception. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Political Science | American Government - State |
| Dewey: 973.709 |
| LCCN: 2005016160 |
| Series: Southern Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.94" W x 9.04" (0.83 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1950 and long sought by collectors and historians, South Carolina Goes to War, 1860-1865 stands as the only institutional and political history of the Palmetto State's secession from the Union, entry into the Confederacy, and management of the war effort. Charles Edward Cauthen's germinal study offers a thorough examination of the state's political leadership and policymaking during the secession crisis and the subsequent four years of war. Notable for its attention to the precursors of war too often neglected in other studies, the volume devotes half of its chapters to events predating the firing on Fort Sumter and pays significant attention to the Executive Councils of 1861 and 1862. This edition features a new introduction by J. Tracy Power summarizing the political climate that characterized South Carolina's departure from the Union and entrance into war, and examining the significance of Cauthen's book within the context of its initial creation and reception. |