Secession winter : when the Union fell apart /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cook, Robert, 1958-
Other Authors:	Barney, William L., Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Series:	Marcus Cunliffe lecture series.
Subjects:	Secession > Southern States. Confederate States of America > Politics and government. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes. Slavery > Southern States > History > 19th century. Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870. Collective memory > Southern States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : the secession crisis as a study in conflict resolution
Rush to disaster : secession and the slaves' revenge / William L. Barney
"Save in defense of my native state" : a new look at Robert E. Lee's decision to join the Confederacy / Elizabeth R. Varon
"Their object is to hide the truth" : historical memory and the coming of the American Civil War / Robert J. Cook.