Author: American Republican Association (Charleston, S.C.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naturalization
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Constitution & By-laws & the Address to All American Citizens of the Parishes of St. Philips & St. Michaels
Author: American Republican Association (Charleston, S.C.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naturalization
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Madness Rules the Hour
Author: Paul StarobinPublisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610396235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
From Lincoln's election to secession from the Union, this compelling history explains how South Carolina was swept into a cultural crisis at the heart of the Civil War. "The tea has been thrown overboard -- the revolution of 1860 has been initiated." -- Charleston Mercury, November 8, 1860 In 1860, Charleston, South Carolina, embodied the combustible spirit of the South. No city was more fervently attached to slavery, and no city was seen by the North as a greater threat to the bonds barely holding together the Union. And so, with Abraham Lincoln's election looming, Charleston's leaders faced a climactic decision: they could submit to abolition -- or they could drive South Carolina out of the Union and hope that the rest of the South would follow. In Madness Rules the Hour, Paul Starobin tells the story of how Charleston succumbed to a fever for war and charts the contagion's relentless progress and bizarre turns. In doing so, he examines the wily propagandists, the ambitious politicians, the gentlemen merchants and their wives and daughters, the compliant pastors, and the white workingmen who waged a violent and exuberant revolution in the name of slavery and Southern independence. They devoured the Mercury, the incendiary newspaper run by a fanatical father and son; made holy the deceased John C. Calhoun; and adopted "Le Marseillaise" as a rebellious anthem. Madness Rules the Hour is a portrait of a culture in crisis and an insightful investigation into the folly that fractured the Union and started the Civil War.
A Checklist of American Imprints for ...
Author: 101 People and Places That Shaped the American Revolution in South Carolina
Author: Walter EdgarPublisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643362291
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Paul Revere's midnight ride; the Battles at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; and the people and places associated with the early days of the American Revolution hold a special place in America's collective memory. Often lost in this narrative is the pivotal role that South Carolina played in the Revolutionary conflict, especially when the war moved south after 1780. Drawing upon the entries in the award-winning South Carolina Encyclopedia, this volume shines a light on the central role South Carolina played in the story of American independence. During the war, more than 200 battles and skirmishes were fought in South Carolina, more than any other state. The battles of Ninety Six, Cowpens, Charleston Harbor, among others, helped to shape the course of the war and are detailed here. It also includes well-known leaders and lesser-known figures who contributed to the course of American history. As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, this volume serves as a reminder of the trials and sacrifice that were required to make a new nation.
Century Edition of The American Digest
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 3102
Book Description
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, and of the Several States of the American Union
Author: John BouvierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anglo-Norman dialect
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Contributions to American Educational History
Author: United States. Office of EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 994
Book Description
Contributions to American Educational History
Author: Herbert Baxter AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Niles' National Register
Author: Hezekiah NilesAppleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography
Author: James Grant WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description