The North and the nation in the era of the Civil War / by Parish, Peter J.

Table of Contents: “…Confidence and anxiety in Victorian America -- Daniel Webster, New England, and the West -- The distinctiveness of American nationalism -- Nationalism and the Constitution -- The importance of federalism -- Partisanship and the construction of nationalism -- The north, the nation, and the southern response -- Conflict by consent -- The just war -- Abraham Lincoln and American nationhood.…”
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Across the divide : Union soldiers view the northern home front / by Ramold, Steven J.

Table of Contents: “…"Such a dirty set of creatures" : the divide between Union soldiers and civilians -- "A land of all men and no women" : soldiers and the gender divide -- "This is an abolition war" : soldiers, civilians, and the purpose of war -- "A sin to join the army" : the debate over conscription -- "The ranting of the black-hearted villains" : soldiers and the anti-war movement -- "The sky of our political horizon" : soldiers, civilians, and the reelection of Abraham Lincoln.…”
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Patriot fires : forging a new American nationalism in the Civil War North / by Lawson, Melinda, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…A union love feast : the sanitary fairs, Civil War patriotism, and national identity -- Let the nation be your bank : Jay Cooke and the war bond drives -- From democracy to loyalty : the partisan construction of national identity -- A profound national devotion : the metropolitan union leagues -- Until the ideas of Massachusetts kiss the gulf of Mexico : the abolitionist vision of nation and patriotism -- Abraham Lincoln and the construction of national patriotism -- Conclusion.…”

Lincoln and the decision for war : the northern response to secession / by McClintock, Russell

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Lincoln and the decision for war : the northern response to secession / by McClintock, Russell

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