America in 1857: A Nation on the Brink
Autor Kenneth M. Stamppen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 iul 1993
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780195074819
ISBN-10: 0195074815
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: halftones, line drawings
Dimensiuni: 151 x 232 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0195074815
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: halftones, line drawings
Dimensiuni: 151 x 232 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Recenzii
"[A] splendidly lucid, elegantly crafted, and exciting narrative."--New York Newsday
"His sweeping survey ably demonstrates how the growing tension between North and South reached 'the political point of no return.'"--Publishers Weekly
"A skillfull narrative about a pivotal year...featuring the author's usual judicious analysis."--Kirkus Reviews
"A graceful narrative....[A] detailed and comprehensive examination....An important statement on the coming of the civil war."--Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
"An immensely readable book....Vivid history of a period that should be more familiar than it is."--Newark Star-Ledger
"[Kenneth Stampp's] new book, richly detailed, judicious, and convincing in its recreation of complex events and decisions, will appeal to specialists and general readers alike....A compelling exploration of the struggle between proslavery and free state forces in Kansas."--Gateway Heritage
"A particularly enlightening book."--Booklist
"Kenneth M. Stampp is by common acclaim the dean of historians of the Civil War era....A triumph of the historian's craft....Stampp's style is as clear and plain as his knowledge is great. America in 1857 is a book from which even scholars can learn, nonhistorians can enjoy, and which Civil War buffs will certainly relish."--Hugh Brogan, The New York Times Book Review
"An impressive reconsideration of why the Civil War came....The author draws upon his extensive scholarly experience, upon an exhaustive use of firsthand sources (an enormous number of manuscript collections, newspapers, and government documents), and upon a mass of secondary literature. He blends cultural elements with his study of political behavior."--The Journal of American History
"Stampp makes a strong case....[His] engrossing, month-by-month narrative covers all [the] events....As one would expect from one of our most distinguished senior historians, this is a masterful and authoritative work....It provides the best account we have of the meaning and significance of the Lecompton controversy....There can be no question that Professor Stampp has done what he chose to do with exceptional grace and effectiveness."--New York History
"His sweeping survey ably demonstrates how the growing tension between North and South reached 'the political point of no return.'"--Publishers Weekly
"A skillfull narrative about a pivotal year...featuring the author's usual judicious analysis."--Kirkus Reviews
"A graceful narrative....[A] detailed and comprehensive examination....An important statement on the coming of the civil war."--Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
"An immensely readable book....Vivid history of a period that should be more familiar than it is."--Newark Star-Ledger
"[Kenneth Stampp's] new book, richly detailed, judicious, and convincing in its recreation of complex events and decisions, will appeal to specialists and general readers alike....A compelling exploration of the struggle between proslavery and free state forces in Kansas."--Gateway Heritage
"A particularly enlightening book."--Booklist
"Kenneth M. Stampp is by common acclaim the dean of historians of the Civil War era....A triumph of the historian's craft....Stampp's style is as clear and plain as his knowledge is great. America in 1857 is a book from which even scholars can learn, nonhistorians can enjoy, and which Civil War buffs will certainly relish."--Hugh Brogan, The New York Times Book Review
"An impressive reconsideration of why the Civil War came....The author draws upon his extensive scholarly experience, upon an exhaustive use of firsthand sources (an enormous number of manuscript collections, newspapers, and government documents), and upon a mass of secondary literature. He blends cultural elements with his study of political behavior."--The Journal of American History
"Stampp makes a strong case....[His] engrossing, month-by-month narrative covers all [the] events....As one would expect from one of our most distinguished senior historians, this is a masterful and authoritative work....It provides the best account we have of the meaning and significance of the Lecompton controversy....There can be no question that Professor Stampp has done what he chose to do with exceptional grace and effectiveness."--New York History