Apostles of Disunion
Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War
University of Virginia Press · Print & ebook · February 3, 2017
Charles Dew?s Apostles of Disunion has established itself as a modern classic and an indispensable account of the Southern states? secession from the Union.
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- Who it’s for
- Accessible, layered history that explains the secession commissioners and the arguments around disunion.
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Slavery Studies, 19th-Century America
- Published
- University of Virginia Press, February 3, 2017
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Charles Dew?s Apostles of Disunion has established itself as a modern classic and an indispensable account of the Southern states? secession from the Union. Addressing topics still hotly debated among historians and the public at large more than a century and a half after the Civil War, the book offers a compelling and clearly substantiated argument that slavery and race were at the heart of our great national crisis.
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The fifteen years since the original publication of Apostles of Disunion have seen an intensification of debates surrounding the Confederate flag and Civil War monuments. In a powerful new afterword to this anniversary edition, Dew situates the book in relation to these recent controversies and factors in the role of vast financial interests tied to the internal slave trade in pushing Virginia and other upper South states toward secession and war.
Why It Clicks
Accessible, layered history that explains the secession commissioners and the arguments around disunion.
Come here for
- Clear historical explanation
- Easy entry into a knotty Civil War question
Expect
- Practical, straightforward prose
- Plenty to discuss afterward
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 100% |
|---|---|
| Slavery Studies | 35% |
| 19th-Century America | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Civil War Era
- Southern U.S. History
- Race & Ethnic Relations
- Authors
- Charles B. Dew
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Published
- February 3, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Civil War Era