David M. Potter.
The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861.
Edited and completed by Don E. Fehrenbacher.
New York: Harper & Row, 1976.
Book Information: Publisher; Google Books; Wikipedia; Amazon.com.
Book Series: The New American Nation Series.
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Author Information:
- David M. Potter (1910–1971), Wikipedia.
- Don E. Fehrenbacher (1920–1997), Wikipedia.
- Michael Suddard, "David M. Potter: The Student's and Historian's Historian," Michael Suddard's Homepage.
Book Reviews:
- Michael F. Holt, "The Problem of Civil War Causation," Virginia Quarterly Review, Volume 53, Number 1, Winter 1977.
- Robert W. Johannsen, "Review," The Journal of Southern History, Volume 43, Number 1, Pages 103-105, February 1977.
- Edward Pessen, "Review," History: Reviews of New Books, Volume 4, Issue 7, Page 138, 1976.
- Maurice G. Baxter, "Review," Journal of American History, Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages 719-720, December 1976.
- Holman Hamilton, "Review," American Historical Review, Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages 182-183, February 1977.
Video: Lecture Courses
### David Blight, "HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877," Open Yale Courses, Spring 2008.
- David Blight, Department of History, Yale University.
- David W. Blight (b.1949), Wikipedia.
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### Eric Foner, "The Civil War and Reconstruction," Columbia University, 2014.
- Eric Foner, Department of History, Columbia University.
- Eric Foner: American Historian, ericfoner.com.
- Eric Foner (b.1943), Wikipedia.
- A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861.
- A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War, 1861-1865.
- The Unfinished Revolution: Reconstruction and After, 1865-1890.
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Video: Lectures in History, C-SPAN
(Lectures addressing the period 1848-1861.)
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### Allen Guelzo, "Lincoln, Slavery, and the Dred Scott Case," Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, 16 February 2017.
- Allen Guelzo, History, Gettysburg College.
- Allen C. Guelzo (b.1953), Wikipedia.
- Allen C. Guelzo, C-SPAN.
- Dred Scott v. Sandford, March 1857.
- Abraham Lincoln and slavery.
### Patrick Allitt, "California Gold Rush," Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 19 September 2016.
- Patrick N. Allitt, Department of History, Emory University.
- Patrick Allitt (b.1956), Wikipedia.
- Patrick N. Allitt, C-SPAN.
- Georgia Gold Rush, started 1829.
- California Gold Rush, 1848–1855.
- Oregon Trail.
- California Trail.
### Hadley Arkes, "American Founding and Crisis of the House Divided," Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 14 September 2016.
- Hadley P. Arkes, Amherst College.
- Hadley Arkes (b.1940), Wikipedia.
- Hadley P. Arkes, C-SPAN.
- Harry V. Jaffa. Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. 1959; Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2009.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858. Don E. Fehrenbacher, editor. New York: Library of America, 1989.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
(This volumes contains the Lincoln-Douglas debates.)
- Lincoln's House Divided Speech, 16 June 1858.
- Lincoln–Douglas debates, August - October, 1858.
### Thomas Balcerski, "Culture of the Antebellum Congress," Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut, 12 November 2015.
- Thomas Balcerski, Department of History, Eastern Connecticut State University.
- First Party System, Jeffersonian Republicans (Democratic-Republican Party) versus Federalists, 1790s-1820s.
- Democratic-Republican Party.
- Federalist Party.
- Embargo Act of 1807, Ograbme.
- Second Party System, Jacksonian Democratic Party versus Whig Party, 1820s-1850s.
- Jacksonian Democratic Party.
- Jacksonian democracy.
- Whig Party.
- Bank War, 1830s.
- Henry Clay (1777–1852).
- William R. King (1786–1853).
- Kansas–Nebraska Act, 1854.
- Lyon-Griswold brawl, 1798.
- Burr–Hamilton duel, 1804.
- Foote-Benton dispute, 1850.
- Caning of Charles Sumner, 1856.
### Douglas E. Thompson, "Slavery and Religion," Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 11 February 2015.
- Doug Thompson, Department of History, Mercer University.
- Faculty, Center for Southern Studies, Mercer University.
- Douglas E. Thompson, douglasethompson.com.
- Slavery in the United States.
- Slavery in the United States: 1790 to 1850.
- John Jasper (1812-1901).
- Nat Turner (1800–1831).
- Nat Turner's slave rebellion, Southampton County, Virginia, August 1831.
- Thomas R. Gray (1800-?). The Confessions of Nat Turner. Baltimore: Thomas R. Gray, 1831.
[Archive.org.] - Frederick Douglass (1818–1895). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Boston: The Anti-Slavery Office, 1845.
[Wikipedia; Archive.org.]
Also in: Frederick Douglass. Autobiographies. Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. New York: Library of America, 1994.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
Also in: Slave Narratives. Edited by William L. Andrews and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. New York: Library of America, 2000.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
### Steffen Schmidt, "History of Political Parties," Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 08 March 2013.
- Steffen Schmidt, Department of Political Science, Iowa State University.
- Steffen W. Schmidt (aka Dr. Politics).
### Orville Vernon Burton, "Idea of Southern Identity," Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 24 April 2012.
- Orville Vernon Burton, Department of History, Clemson University.
- Orville Vernon Burton, C-SPAN.
- Vernon Burton, Wikipedia.
- Orville Vernon Burton. The Age of Lincoln. New York: Hill and Wang / Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan, 2007.
[Publisher; Book Website; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
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### Susan Schulten, "The Secession Crisis," University of Denver, 19 April 2012.
- Susan Schulten, Department of History, University of Denver.
- Kenneth M. Stampp, editor. The Causes of the Civil War, third revised edition. New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 1991.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). "First Inaugural Address," 04 March 1861.
[Abraham Lincoln: "Inaugural Address," March 4, 1861. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25818.]
[Wikipedia; Archive.org.]
Also in: Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865. Don E. Fehrenbacher, editor. New York: Library of America, 1989.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Susan Schulten. Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
[Publisher; Book Website with Maps; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
- Map of Virginia and its Slave Population (June 1861)
- Distribution of the Slave Population of the Southern States
- United States presidential election, 1860, Lincoln versus Douglas versus Breckinridge versus Bell.
- Confederate States of America, established in February 1861.
- American Civil War.
### William Cooper, "The Idea of Honor in the Antebellum South," Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 15 March 2012.
- William J. Cooper, LSU Press.
- William J. Cooper, Penguin Random House.
- William J. Cooper, C-SPAN.
- John Lyde Wilson (1784–1849). The Code of Honor, or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling. 1838. Charleston, S.C.: James Phinney, 1858.
[Archive.org, 1858.] - A Native Georgian (Augustus Baldwin Longstreet (1790–1870)). Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, &c: In the First Half-Century of the Republic. Augusta: The S.R. Sentinel Office, 1835. Second Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1850. New Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897.
[Archive.org, 1835; Archive.org, 1850; Archive.org, 1897.] - Joanne B. Freeman. Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
- Burr–Hamilton duel, 1804.
- Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805–1886) versus Turner Bynum, 1832.
- Andrew Jackson (1767–1845).
- Henry Clay (1777–1852).
### Gillis Harp, "1850s Collapse of the Second Party System," Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, 30 November 2011.
- Gillis J. Harp, Department of History, Grove City College.
- Second Party System, Jacksonian Democratic Party versus National Republican Party / Whig Party, 1820s-1850s.
- Jacksonian democracy (the Jacksonian Democratic Party), 1820s-1854.
- Whig Party, 1830s-1850s.
- Free Soil Party, founded 1848.
- Know Nothing Party, later called the American Party, 1840s-1850s.
- Compromise of 1850.
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
- Presidency of Millard Fillmore, July 1850 - March 1853.
- United States presidential election, 1852, Pierce versus Scott.
- Presidency of Franklin Pierce, March 1853 - March 1857.
- Kansas–Nebraska Act, 1854.
- History of the United States Republican Party, founded 1854.
- Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861.
### Susannah Ural, "Election of 1860 and Secession," University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 18 November 2011.
- Susannah J. Ural, Department of History, University of Southern Mississippi.
- Susannah J. Ural, C-SPAN.
- History of the United States Republican Party, founded 1854.
- Dred Scott v. Sandford, March 1857.
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) and Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861). Lincoln–Douglas debates, August - October, 1858.
- William H. Seward (1801–1872).
- Sam Houston (1793–1863).
- 1860 Democratic National Conventions.
- Constitutional Union Party.
- United States presidential election, 1860, Lincoln versus Douglas versus Breckinridge versus Bell.
- Confederate States of America, established in February 1861.
- Jefferson Davis (1808–1889).
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). "First Inaugural Address," 04 March 1861.
[Abraham Lincoln: "Inaugural Address," March 4, 1861. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25818.]
[Wikipedia; Archive.org.]
Also in: Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865. Don E. Fehrenbacher, editor. New York: Library of America, 1989.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), "African Slavery: The Corner-Stone of the Southern Confederacy," Delivered at the Atheneum, Savannah, 22 March 1861. In Three Unlike Essays. New York: E. D. Barker, 1862. Pages 65-78.
[Archive.org; Archive.org, with adverts.] - Battle of Fort Sumter, 12–13 April 1861.
- American Civil War.
- Robert E. Lee (1807–1870).
### Elizabeth Varon, "Fugitive Slave Laws," University of Virginia, 04 October 2010.
- Elizabeth R. Varon, Department of History, University of Virginia.
- Elizabeth R. Varon, C-SPAN.
- Elizabeth R. Varon, Wikipedia.
- Elizabeth R. Varon. Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2008.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
- Compromise of 1850.
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
- Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813–1897). Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, 1861.
- Underground Railroad.
- William Still (1821–1902). The Underground Railroad Records, 1872.
- Harriet Tubman (c.1822–1913).
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896). Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852.
- Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord (1810-1879). Political and Social Essays. Richard C. Lounsbury, editor. Charlottesville: The University of Virginia Press, 1995.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
### Matthew Pinsker, "The Election of 1860," Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 28 September 2010.
- Matthew Pinsker, Dickinson College.
- Matthew Pinsker, C-SPAN.
- Michael Burlingame, "Honest Abe," House Divided, Dickinson College.
- House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College.
- United States presidential election, 1860, Lincoln versus Douglas versus Breckinridge versus Bell.
### Paul Finkelman, "Dred Scott Case with Paul Finkelman," Albany Law School, New York, 27 September 2010.
- Paul Finkelman, Albany Law School.
- Paul Finkelman, C-SPAN.
- Paul Finkelman (b.1949), Wikipedia.
- Paul Finkelman. Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents, Second Edition. New York: Bedford / St. Martin's (Macmillan Learning), 2016.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
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Other C-SPAN Video:
### Michael F. Holt, Bruce Levine, Elizabeth R. Varon, Marc Egnal, "Dividing a Nation: The Origins of the Secession Crisis and the Civil War," 2011 Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, C-SPAN, 17 March 2011.
Also available from OAH on YouTube.
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### Paul Finkelman, "Millard Fillmore," Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, New York, BookTV, C-SPAN, 23 June 2011.
- Paul Finkelman, Albany Law School.
- Paul Finkelman, C-SPAN.
- Paul Finkelman (b.1949), Wikipedia.
- Paul Finkelman. Millard Fillmore. New York: Times Books / Henry Holt and Co. / Macmillan, 2011.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
- Millard Fillmore (1800–1874).
- Presidency of Millard Fillmore, July 1850 - March 1853.
### Edna Greene Medford, "President Millard Fillmore," C-SPAN, 08 June 1999.
### Edna Greene Medford, "Franklin Pierce Administration," C-SPAN, 10 June 1999.
### Edna Greene Medford, "Political Climate During President James Buchanan Administration," C-SPAN, 16 June 1999.
- Edna Greene Medford, Department of History, Howard University.
- Edna Greene Medford, C-SPAN.
- Edna Greene Medford, Wikipedia.
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Other Video and Audio:
### George Rable, "The Civil War as a Political Crisis," Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 17 February 2011.
- George C. Rable, Department of History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- George C. Rable, Wikipedia.
Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Articles, Speeches, Books, etc.
(I collected more links for books and articles in my posts on Howe, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (2007) and McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (1988). The links below are generally limited to topics discussed in Potter's book, which focuses on political history.)
- History of the United States (1789–1849).
- History of the United States (1849–65).
- Timeline of United States history (1790–1819).
- Timeline of United States history (1820–59).
- Timeline of United States history (1860–99).
- Territorial evolution of the United States.
- United States territorial acquisitions.
- History of the Southern United States: Antebellum era (1783–1861).
- Second Great Awakening, 1790s-1850s.
- Economic history of the United States: The early 19th century.
- Economic history of the United States: The mid 19th century.
- American business history: Early national.
- American business history: Big business: the impact of the railroads.
- History of agriculture in the United States: New nation: 1776–1860.
- Technological and industrial history of the United States.
- Transportation in the United States: History.
- History of rail transport in the United States.
- Secession in the United States.
- American Civil War.
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~~~~~ Politics ~~~~~
- Second Party System, Jacksonian Democratic Party versus National Republican Party / Whig Party, 1820s-1850s.
- Jacksonian democracy (the Jacksonian Democratic Party).
- History of the United States Democratic Party.
- Anti-Masonic Party, 1820s-1830s.
- National Republican Party, 1820s-1830s.
- Whig Party, 1830s-1850s.
- Free Soil Party, founded 1848.
- Know Nothing Party, later called the American Party, 1840s-1850s.
- History of the United States Republican Party, founded 1854.
- Ethnocultural politics in the United States.
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~~~~~ Slavery ~~~~~
- Slavery in the United States.
- Slavery in the United States: 1790 to 1850.
- Interregional slave trade.
- Proslavery.
- Slave Power or Slaveocracy.
- King Cotton.
- Cotton Belt.
- Plantation era.
- Plantations in the American South.
- Plantation economy.
- Jenny Bourne, "Slavery in the United States," EH.Net Encyclopedia, edited by Robert Whaples. March 26, 2008.
- Abolitionism in the United States.
- Underground Railroad.
- Origins of the American Civil War.
- Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War.
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~~~~~ 1790s ~~~~~
- Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, 1798 and 1799.
- James Madison (1751-1836), Report of 1800.
Available in: James Madison, "Report on the Alien and Sedition Acts," Writings. Jack N. Rakove, editor. New York: Library of America, 1999. Pages 608-662.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
This report will attract the interest of Southerners during the 1830s Nullification Crisis.
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~~~~~ 1800s ~~~~~
- Louisiana Purchase, 1803.
- Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, 1807.
The Constitution of 1787 contains provisions protecting the importation of slaves until 1808.
(Article One, Section 9: Limits on Congress; Article Five.)
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~~~~~ 1810s ~~~~~
- Adams–OnÃs Treaty, also called the Transcontinental Treaty, signed 1819, effective 1821.
This established the first United States boundary line west to the Pacific Ocean.
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~~~~~ 1820s ~~~~~
- Missouri Compromise, 1820.
- Tariff of 1828, also called the Tariff of Abominations, enacted 19 May 1828.
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~~~~~ 1830s ~~~~~
- Webster–Hayne debate, January 1830.
Daniel Webster (1782-1852). Speech of Daniel Webster, on the Subject of the Public Lands, &c. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 20, 1830. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1830.
[Archive.org.]
Daniel Webster. Speech of Daniel Webster, in Reply to Mr. Hayne, of South Carolina: the Resolution Offered by Mr. Foot, of Connecticut, Relative to the Public Lands, being under consideration. Delivered in the Senate, January 26, 1830. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1830.
This is the famous "Second Reply to Hayne" with its stirring final paragraphs: "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!"
[Archive.org.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Nat Turner's slave rebellion, Southampton County, Virginia, August 1831.
- Nullification Crisis, 1832-1837.
- Texas Revolution, October 1835 – April 1836.
- Republic of Texas, established 02 March 1836.
- John C. Calhoun (1782–1850). Remarks of Mr. Calhoun, of South Carolina, on the Reception of Abolition Petitions, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 1837. Washington: William W. Moore & Co., 1837.
Better know today as: Slavery a Positive Good.
[Wikisource.org; Archive.org; Archive.org, another copy.]
Also in: Speeches of John C. Calhoun. Delivered in the Congress of the United States from 1811 to the Present Time. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1843.
(XIV. "Speech on the Reception of Abolition Petitions, February, 1837," pages 222-226.)
[Archive.org; Archive.org, another copy.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
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~~~~~ 1840s ~~~~~
- United States presidential election, 1844, Polk versus Clay.
- James K. Polk: Presidency (1845–1849), March 1845 - March 1849.
- Manifest destiny, term coined in 1845 by John L. O'Sullivan (1813–1895).
- Texas annexation, December 1845.
- Mexican–American War, April 1846 – February 1848.
- Oregon Treaty, 1846.
Oregon Country, 1818-1846, jointly occupied by the United Kingdom and the United States.
Oregon Territory, 1848-1859, a United States territory. - Wilmot Proviso, 1846.
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 1848.
Mexican Cession.
Gadsden Purchase, 1853. - California Gold Rush, 1848–1855.
- United States presidential election, 1848, Taylor versus Cass versus Van Buren.
- Zachary Taylor: Presidency (1849–1850).
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~~~~~ 1850s ~~~~~
- Presidency of Millard Fillmore, July 1850 - March 1853.
- Compromise of 1850.
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Personal liberty laws. - Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896). Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly. Boston: John P. Jewett & Company, 1852.
[Wikipedia; Archive.org, vol 1 of 2; Archive.org, vol 2 of 2.]
Also in: Harriet Beecher Stowe. Three Novels. Edited by Kathryn Sklar. New York: Library of America, 1982.
[Publisher; Amazon.com.] - United States presidential election, 1852, Pierce versus Scott.
- Presidency of Franklin Pierce, March 1853 - March 1857.
- Kansas–Nebraska Act, 1854.
- Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861.
- Ostend Manifesto, 1854.
- Charles Sumner (1811-1874). The Crime Against Kansas. The Apologies for the Crime. The True Remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, in the Senate of the United States, 19th and 20th of May, 1856. Boston: J.P. Jewett & Company, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Buell & Blanchard, 1856.
[Archive.org, Boston; Archive.org, Washington, D.C.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Caning of Charles Sumner, 22 May 1856.
- United States presidential election, 1856, Buchanan versus Frémont versus Fillmore.
- Presidency of James Buchanan, March 1857 - March 1861.
- Dred Scott v. Sandford, March 1857.
- Panic of 1857.
- Hinton Rowan Helper (1829–1909). The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It. New York: Burdick Brothers, 1857.
[Wikipedia; Archive.org, Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection; Archive.org, Library of Congress; Archive.org, New York Public Library.] - James Henry Hammond (1807–1864). Speech of Hon. James H. Hammond, of South Carolina, on the Admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 4, 1858. Washington: Lemuel Towers, 1858.
[Archive.org.]
This is better known today as the "King Cotton Speech" or the "Mud-sill Speech."
Also in: Selections from the Letters and Speeches of the Hon. James H. Hammond, of South Carolina. New York: J. F. Trow & Co., 1866. Pages 301-322.
[Archive.org.] - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). "House Divided" speech. 16 June 1858.
In: Proceedings of the Republican State Convention held at Spingfield [sic], Illinois, June 16, 1858. Springfield: Bailhache & Baker, 1858. Pages 9-12.
[Wikipedia; Archive.org.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) and Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861). Lincoln–Douglas debates, August - October, 1858.
Political Debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas: in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois. Columbus: Follett, Foster and Company, 1860.
[Archive.org, Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection; Archive.org, California; Archive.org, Library of Congress; Archive.org, New York Public Library; Archive.org, Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, another copy.]
Also in: Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858. Don E. Fehrenbacher, editor. New York: Library of America, 1989.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, October 1859.
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~~~~~ 1860s ~~~~~
- John Brown (1800–1859). Testimonies of Capt. John Brown, at Harper's Ferry, with His Address to the Court. New York: The American Anti-Slavery Society, 1860.
[Archive.org.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). The Address of the Hon. Abraham Lincoln, In Vindication of the Policy of the Framers of the Constitution and the Principles of the Republican Party, Delivered at Cooper Institute, February 27th, 1860. New York: George F. Nesbitt & Co., 1860.
[Wikipedia; Archive.org, Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection; Archive.org, Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Copy 2; Archive.org, Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Copy 3.]
Also in: Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865. Don E. Fehrenbacher, editor. New York: Library of America, 1989.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - 1860 Democratic National Conventions.
- United States presidential election, 1860, Lincoln versus Douglas versus Breckinridge versus Bell.
- Confederate States of America, established in February 1861.
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). "First Inaugural Address," 04 March 1861.
[Abraham Lincoln: "Inaugural Address," March 4, 1861. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25818.]
[Wikipedia; Archive.org.]
Also in: Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865. Don E. Fehrenbacher, editor. New York: Library of America, 1989.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), "African Slavery: The Corner-Stone of the Southern Confederacy," Delivered at the Atheneum, Savannah, 22 March 1861. In Three Unlike Essays. New York: E. D. Barker, 1862. Pages 65-78.
[Archive.org; Archive.org, with adverts.]
Also in: American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War. Ted Widmer, editor. New York: Library of America, 2006.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Battle of Fort Sumter, 12–13 April 1861.
- American Civil War.
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~~~~~ 1870s and later ~~~~~
- Ulrich Bonnell Phillips (1877-1934), editor. The Correspondence of Robert Toombs, Alexander H. Stephens, and Howell Cobb. Washington: American Historical Association, 1913.
[Archive.org.]
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