Publication

2019 - University of North Carolina Press

Language

English

Word Count

58,000 words, Guess

Page Count

232 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781469652733
  • ISBN-101469652730
  • Library of Congress Control Number2019022664
  • OCLC Control Number1096236509
  • Better World Books9781469652733
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCE661.7 .D68 2019

Description

"Gregory P. Downs argues that we can see the Civil War anew by understanding it as a revolution. More than a fight to preserve the Union and end slavery, the conflict refashioned a nation, in part by remaking its Constitution. More than a struggle of brother against brother, it entailed remaking an Atlantic world that centered in surprising ways on Cuba and Spain. Downs introduces a range of actors not often considered as central to the conflict but clearly engaged in broader questions and acts they regarded as revolutionary. This expansive canvas allows Downs to describe a broad and world-shaking war with implications far greater than often recognized"--

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Other Editions

  • Second American Revolution: The Civil War-Era Struggle over Cuba and the Rebirth of the American RepublicUniversity of North Carolina Press2019-01-01

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