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\There is a North\ : fugitive slaves, political crisis, and cultural transformation in the coming of the Civil War

Brooke, John L., author

2019

Overview

\"How does political change take hold? In the 1850s, politicians and abolitionists despaired, complaining that the 'North, the poor timid, mercenary, driveling North' offered no forceful opposition to the power of the slaveholding South. And yet, as John L. Brooke proves, the North did change. Inspired by brave fugitives who escaped slavery and the cultural craze that was Uncle Tom's Cabin, the North rose up to battle slavery, ultimately waging the bloody Civil War. While Lincoln's alleged quip about the little woman who started the big war has been oft-repeated, scholars have not fully explained the dynamics between politics and culture in the decades leading up to 1861. Rather than simply viewing the events of the 1850s through the lens of party politics, 'There Is a North' is the first book to explore how cultural action -- including minstrelsy, theater, and popular literature -- transformed public opinion and political structures. Taking the North's rallying cry as his title, Brooke shows how the course of history was forever changed\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Subject: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Influence. / Antislavery movements United States History 19th century. / Antislavery movements United States Public opinion. / Politics and culture United States History 19th century. / Popular culture United States History 19th century. / United States Politics and government 1849-1861. / United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes.
• ISBN: 9781625344465, 9781625344472

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E449.B869 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE