1848-1861.
Potter. This book examines the complex and subtle political events that occurred in the U.S. from 1848 to the start of the Civil War in 1861. It claims that nothing was inevitable, examines the alternatives to war that were available to the citizens of both North and South at the time, and provides a brilliant analysis of the shifting political tides of the 1850s. 638 pgs., 5½"x 8", sfbd. #0C11410