William J Cooper

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1) Liberty and slavery: southern politics to 1860

Author

Cooper, William J

Pub. Date

1983

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

vii unnumbered pages, 309 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

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The recipient of high praise-and considerable debate for its provocative thesis-William J. Cooper, Jr.'s sweeping survey of antebellum southern politics returns to print for classroom and general use with this new paperback volume. In Liberty and Slavery Cooper contends that southerners defined their notions of liberty in terms of its opposite-slavery. He suggests that a jealous guardianship of the peculiar institution unified white southerners of...

2) We have the war upon us: the onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861

Author

Cooper, William J

Pub. Date

2012

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

xv, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Language

English

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Presents a revisionist account of the period between Lincoln's election and the firing on Fort Sumter, evaluating the contributions of key figures and the circumstances that contributed to the Civil War's inevitability.

3) The lost founding father: John Quincy Adams and the transformation of American politics

Author

Cooper, William J

Publisher

Liveright Publishing Corporation

Pub. Date

[2017]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

xv, 526 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

Description

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Profiles the sixth American president, sharing insight into his exposure to the ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers, discussing his European travels, and highlighting his views on slavery.