About this title: In "The Militant South, 1800-1861", John Hope Franklin identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. Franklin asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. Fueled by their defense of slavery and a persistent desire to keep the North out of their affairs, Southerners adopted a vicious bellicosity that intensified as war drew nearer. Drawing from Southern newspapers, government archives, memoirs, letters, ...
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780252070693ISBN:0252070690
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Excellent condition except some pages have ink underlines. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press, USA
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780807054857ISBN:0807054852
Description: Good in None Issued jacket. 317 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. When the union fell apart in 1861, it was not possible for anyone to answer all the questions that arose in the troubled minds of Americans regarding that catastrophe. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard
Date Published: 1956
Description: Very Good. Original edition of the famous study, title and Belknap Press logo appear in red on title page. Boards straight and unblemished, (sewn) binding solid, all pages clean and unmarked. Appears unread. Beginning of fraying to upper edge of dust jacket, which is excellent overall. read more
Edition: 1st Ed
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press, Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1956
Description: Very Good/Fair. 8vo, red cloth binding, DJ is rubbed and worn with dampstains and tears, a history of violence in the South in the 19th Century before the Civil War, index, 317 pages. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Date Published: 1964
Description: Very Good. Textbook. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. VG; Book is clean, tight, exlibrary with few of the distinction, library reinforced at front hinge, two black marker lines on back of front wrap, one marker line on back of back wrap, stain on upper corner of top & fore-edge, unmarked text, 143 pgs. Wrap is clean with cut on front fore-edge 1" long, sticker on front, minor to moderate edge, shelf & corner wear. read more
Description: Very good. Harvard University, 1956, 317 pages, a tight, square hardcover, no dj, light wear, small owner's stamp on endpaper, no underlining. read more
"John Hope Franklin's "The Militant South" ranks among one of my favorite books about the South. In this fascinating book, Franklin asserts that violence was woven into the most fundamental aspects of southern life. Up to the Civil War, many areas of the South could be classified as frontier regions. Because of this, as well as the proximity of Native Americans, the presence of fugitive slaves, and the fear of slave revolts, southerners were compelled to develop techniques (the use of knives, pistols, and slave patrols) for their protection. Also, southerners were sensitive about their honor and frequently resorted to dueling if their honor was insulted. Finally, the South had a distinct interest in military education as evidenced by the opening of numerous military schools during the first half of the nineteenth century. In short, "The Militant South" is a lucid and engrossing account of an important region and time period in American history."
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