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Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina 1816-1836: The Nullification Controversy in Southern Carolina, 1816-1836

Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina 1816-1836: The Nullification Controversy in Southern Carolina, 1816-1836

by WilliamW.Freehling (Author)

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Synopsis

In this brilliant study of the origins of the Civil War, William Freehling tells the story of the Nullification Controversy in South Carlina, describing how from 1816 to 1836 aristocratic planters of the Palmetto State tumbled from a secure and prosperous life to one rife with economic distress, guilt over slavery, and apprehension of slave rebellion. It shows in compelling detail how this reversal of fortune led the political leaders of Southern Carolina down the path to ever more radical states right doctrines: in 1932 they were seeking to nullify federal law by refusing to obey it; four years later some of them were considering secession.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: Reissue
 Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Published: 01 Jan 1965
ISBN 10: 0195076818
ISBN 13: 9780195076813
Book Overview: By the author of Road to Disunion (OUP, 1991)

Media Reviews

The definitive study of the nullification crisis in South Carolina. --The Free Lance-Star


Well done....Fine companion to Freehling's other work. Chapters are well organized; summaries are excellent. --Richard Owens, Lewis University


Combines incisive analysis with great narrative power....An important event....Highly readable and absorbing. --Book Week


An excellent piece of research and writing. --Library Journal




The definitive study of the nullification crisis in South Carolina. --The Free Lance-Star


Well done....Fine companion to Freehling's other work. Chapters are well organized; summaries are excellent. --Richard Owens, Lewis University


Combines incisive analysis with great narrative power....An important event....Highly readable and absorbing. --Book Week


An excellent piece of research and writing. --Library Journal


[Freehling's] special talent seems to be the capacity to etch characters richly, precisely, and briefly. By this means a very complicated story is made clear and interesting. --The Virginia Quarterly Review


Author Bio
Author of The Road to Disunion