5/10/2023 0 Comments 1861 goodheart![]() ![]() ![]() Goodheart chronicles how and why Northerners came to reject compromise in favor of quashing secessionism at all costs, including war. ![]() Even though most Northerners reviled slavery and slaveholders, they hated abolitionists even more because they saw them as dangerous radicals who were hell-bent on tearing the nation apart, all for the sake of the slaves. Until the mid-1800s, the North had seen compromise on the issue of slavery as the greatest virtue, with the goal of keeping the South in the Union trumping all other concerns. But beyond mere narrative, 1861’s main focus is on chronicling the psychological shift among Northerners that made the Civil War possible. This is a wonderful book that paints a vivid picture of America during the Secession Crisis and the early days of the Civil War. Vintage Books/Random House (2011), hardcover, 481 pages ![]()
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