Half slave and half free : the roots of Civil War

Half slave and half free : the roots of Civil War / Bruce Levine ; consulting editor, Eric Foner.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Levine, Bruce C., 1949-
Other Authors:	Foner, Eric, 1943-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Hill and Wang, Noonday Press, 1992.
Series:	American century series
Subjects:	Working class > United States > History > 19th century. Slavery > United States > History > 19th century. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes. United States > History > 1783-1865.

Table of Contents:

Freedom, slavery, and the legacy of the American Revolution
"Our laborers are our property": the southern slave economy
"Each person works for himself": the ideal and reality of free labor
"A complete revolution in social life": cultural change in the Antebellum north
"The anointed lords of creation": culture and society in the Antebellum south
"Called by the same name": the many meanings of liberty
To "fight against the serpent": antislavery and its early progress
"A fireball in the night": the struggle escalates
"Keep it within limits": western lands and free soil
"Anti Nebraska feeling is too deep": origins and triumph of Republicanism
"The inexorable logic of events": secession, war, and emancipation.