{"product_id":"a-union-indivisible-secession-and-the-politics-of-slavery-in-the-border-south-paperback-softback-9781469666082","title":"A Union Indivisible; Secession and the Politics of Slavery in the Border South (Paperback \/ softback) 9781469666082","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Union Indivisible\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSecession and the Politics of Slavery in the Border South\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael D. Robinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781469666082\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map, 19 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.468 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Displays a great command of the sources . . . [and] presents fascinating character studies.” - \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Civil War Era\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Robinson's study consolidates and greatly improves our understanding of Border South proslavery Unionism and the many factors behind its success during one of the most dangerous times in U.S. History. Highly recommended.” - \u003ci\u003eCivil War Books and Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A welcome contribution to the growing scholarship of the border region in the Civil War era.” - \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A valuable, detailed, and persuasive study of the politics of the secession crisis in the border South.” - \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A clear and concise introduction to the political machinations within the border states during the secession crisis.” - \u003ci\u003eMissouri Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent political history of the border-state dilemma; students of the Civil War era will read it with interest.” - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thoroughly researched and beautifully written ... a must-have for any Civil War scholar's library.” - \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMany accounts of the secession crisis overlook the sharp political conflict that took place in the Border South states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. Michael D. Robinson expands the scope of this crisis to show how the fate of the Border South, and with it the Union, desperately hung in the balance during the fateful months surrounding the clash at Fort Sumter.  During this period, Border South politicians revealed the region's deep commitment to slavery, disputed whether or not to leave the Union, and schemed to win enough support to carry the day.  Although these border states contained fewer enslaved people than the eleven states that seceded, white border Southerners chose to remain in the Union because they felt the decision best protected their peculiar institution.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobinson reveals anew how the choice for union was fraught with anguish and uncertainty, dividing families and producing years of bitter internecine violence. Letters, diaries, newspapers, and quantitative evidence illuminate how, in the absence of a compromise settlement, proslavery Unionists managed to defeat secession in the Border South.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588975718680,"sku":"9781469666082","price":25.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-union-indivisible-secession-and-the-politics-of-slavery-in-the-border-south-paperback-softback-9781469666082","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}