The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861
by David M. Potter

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861
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Author: David M. Potter
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Illustrated
Published: 1977-03-15
ISBN: 0061319295
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Harper Perennial

Summary of The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

David M. Potter's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Impending Crisis is the definitive history of antebellum America. Potter's sweeping epic masterfully charts the chaotic forces that climaxed with the outbreak of the Civil War: westward expansion, the divisive issue of slavery, the Dred Scott decision, John Brown's uprising, the ascension of Abraham Lincoln, and the drama of Southern secession. Now available in a new edition, The Impending Crisis remains one of the most celebrated works of American historical writing.

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