"In an alphabetical almanac format, describes the issues, speeches, movements, and political events that helped spur on and end the U.S. Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
Examines primary documents from domestic and foreign observers to determine whether the American South was Constitutionally justified in seceding, and digs past conventional history to debunk myths about the Civil War's causes and nationwide attitudes toward blacks and slavery.
Examines events that led to the Civil War in the United States, beginning in 1815, and includes discussion of how Abraham Lincoln fought to preserve the Union, and how the South battled to retain slaves and its way of life.