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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 succession. Now available in a new edition, The Impending Crisis remains one of the most celebrated works of American historical writing.
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The impending crisis 1848 - 1861, David M. Potter, Don E. Fehrenbacher
- Language
- Released
- 1976
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The impending crisis 1848 - 1861
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David M. Potter, Don E. Fehrenbacher
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Released
- 1976
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0061319295
- ISBN13
- 9780061319297
- Collection
- The new American nation series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Political Science & Politics, Politics, American History, Civil War, Civil War (1861-1865)
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- 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 succession. Now available in a new edition, The Impending Crisis remains one of the most celebrated works of American historical writing.