{"product_id":"lincoln-and-his-party-in-the-secession-crisis-9780807120279","title":"Lincoln and His Party in the Secession Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1942, this perceptive and impartial analysis of one of the most baffling periods in American history--the months between the election of Lincoln and the fall of Fort Sumter--was a bold declaration of intellectual independence. David M. Potter revolted against the prevailing southern argument that Lincoln deliberately provoked the South into war to bring a violent end to slavery, arguing instead that the new president followed the least aggressive course available to him in dealing with the secession crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a painstaking examination of the writings and statements of both the northern principal players in the crisis and other, lesser-known Republicans who revealed the sentiment of the party's rank and file, this groundbreaking study details the Republicans' attitudes to the threat of secession, their reaction to the actual withdrawal of the southern states, and their faith that the Union could be restored without violence. Daniel W. Crofts provides a new Introduction, setting Potter's account in the context of contemporary literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David M. Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.18w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807120279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid M. Potter was Coe Professor of American History at Stanford University. He authored several books, including \u003ci\u003ePeople of Plenty: Economic Abundance and the National Character \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Impending Crisis, 1848-1861.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel W. Crofts is professor of history at Trenton State College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOld Southampton: Politics and Society in a Virginia County, 1834-1869\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReluctant Confederates: Upper South Unionists in the Secession Crisis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40808638972019,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3e37e803-88e7-4c52-a0c9-1009c33a2a87.jpg?v=1683034339","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/lincoln-and-his-party-in-the-secession-crisis-9780807120279","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}