The Civil War era, 1851-1865 / McNeese, Tim

Northerners and Southerners had clashed over the expansion of slavery into the western territories, an extended conflict that ultimately had to be decided on the battlefield.

Covers the tumultuous time period of 1851 to 1865, exploring the catalysts for the bloodiest conflict in America's history. Features full-color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, maps, boxed insets, a glossary, a chronology and timeline.