| Causes of the Civil War: The Differences Between the North and South Contributor(s): Mountjoy, Shane (Author), McNeese, Tim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1604130369 ISBN-13: 9781604130362 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: In the early 19th century, two distinct American societies had developed: one industrialized, urban, and relying upon free labor, and the other rural, agrarian, and built upon slave labor. By the mid-1800s, tensions over slavery escalated, the Southern states seceded, and the war was declared between the Union and the Confederates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| LCCN: 2008030242 |
| Series: Civil War: A Nation Divided (Library) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (0.95 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1861, Americans became engaged in a bloody civil war in which more than 600,000 Americans lost their lives. The conflict began after several states withdrew from the Union. This title examines the sectional rivalries that surfaced in the early 19th century and intensified in the decades leading up to the war. |