Summary
By the middle of the nineteenth century, the United States was a deeply divided nation. The North and South clashed over many issues -- economic issues, how to organize new land in the West, and in particular, the South's "peculiar institution," slavery. This book uncovers the roots of the Civil War... Full description
- Divided country
- The peculiar institution
- Slavery in the territories
- Bloodshed begins
- The election of 1860
- Secession
- War
- Planning for war.