The Militant South

by Franklin, John Hope

• ISBN13: 9780252070693
• ISBN10: 0252070690
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

Summary

"InThe Militant South, 1800-1861John Hope Franklin identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. Franklin asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. Fueled by their defense of slavery and a persistent desire to keep the North out of their affairs, Southerners adopted a vicious bellicosity that intensified as war drew nearer. Drawing from Southern newspapers, government archives, memoirs, letters, and firsthand accounts, Franklin masterfully details the sources and consequences of antebellum aggression in the South. First published in 1956, this classic volume is an enduring and impeccably researched contribution to Southern history. This paperback edition features a new preface in which the author discusses controversial responses to the book."

Author Biography

John Hope Franklin is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University and was formerly chair of the history department at the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Background of Violence	1	(13)
Fighters' Fatherland	14	(19)
Personal Warfare	33	(30)
A Militant Gentry	63	(17)
Defending The Cornerstone	80	(16)
Militant Expansionism	96	(33)
A Little Learning	129	(17)
West Points of the South	146	(25)
The Citizen Soldiery	171	(22)
Literary and Social Echoes	193	(21)
Toward a Unified South	214	(13)
Ready to Fight	227	(24)
Bibliographical Essay	251	(14)
Notes	265	(40)
Index	305