Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Prologue: After the Compromise Chapter 3 1852: "The Vile Wretch in Petticoats" Chapter 4 1853: "Frank, I Pity You" Chapter 5 1854: "It Will Raise a Hell of a Storm" Chapter 6 1855: "Kansas Has Been Invaded" Chapter 7 1856: "The Rape of a Virgin Territory" Chapter 8 1857: "A Northern Man with Southern Principles" Chapter 9 1858: "It is an Irrepressible Conflict" Chapter 10 1859: "When I Strike, The Bess Will Swarm" Chapter 11 Epilogue: The 1860s and Beyond Chapter 12 Bibliographical Essay Chapter 13 Index
Eric H. Walther is associate professor of history at the University of Houston. Walther served as an editorial assistant for The Papers of Jefferson Davis, is the author of The Fire Eaters, and is director of the Texas Slavery Project.
Eric Walther's The Shattering of the Union is an accessible, very
readable account of the turbulent 1850s. This lively survey
juxtaposes political, social, and cultural history with the voices
and stories of the famous and the obscure in ways that should
appeal to many different kinds of readers.
*George C. Rable, University of Alabama, author of Fredericksburg!
Fredericksburg!*
In this vivid narrative, Eric Walther brings to life the passionate
and violent debate over slavery that shook the American Republic to
its foundations in the 1850s. Rendering understandable the complex
events of this period whie avoiding simplification, Walther's
lively and compelling text recaptures the tenor of the political
upheaval of this most critical decade.
*Brooks D. Simpson, Arizona State University, author of Ulysses S.
Grant*
With The Shattering of the Union, Eric Walther has given us an
engaging, fast-paced narrative covering the last decade of the
American journey to Civil War. Drawing on the best recent
scholarship and his own insights, Walther's volume is a quick read
that is perfect for classroom use. It is a compelling tale, well
told.
*Lacy Ford, University of South Carolina*
Walther's narrative and analysis of the growing sectional crisis of
the 1850s is a masterful blend of the general and particular, and
although the events in the book are familiar, Walther's telling of
the story is fresh, insightful, and cogent. This is a major
contribution to the history and historiography of the coming of the
Civil War. Highly recommended. All levels and collections.
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