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The Resource How the South won the Civil War : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America, Heather Cox Richardson

How the South won the Civil War : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America, Heather Cox Richardson

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"While in the short term--militarily--the North won the Civil War, in the long term--ideologically--victory went to the South. The continual expansion of the Western frontier allowed a Southern oligarchic ideology to find a new home and take root. Even with the abolition of slavery and the equalizing power of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and the ostensible equalizing of economic opportunity afforded by Western expansion, anti-democratic practices were deeply embedded in the country's foundations, in which the rhetoric of equality struggled against the power of money. As the settlers from the East pushed into the West, so too did all of its hierarchies, reinforced by the seizure of Mexican lands at the end of the Mexican-American War and violence toward Native Americans. Both the South and the West depended on extractive industries--cotton in the former and mining and oil in the latter--giving rise to the creation of a white business elite"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xxix, 240 pages
Contents
  • Conclusion: What then is this American?
  • The roots of paradox
  • The triumph of equality
  • The West
  • Cowboy Reconstruction
  • Western politics
  • The West and the South join forces
  • The rise of the new West
  • Oligarchy rides again
Isbn
9780190900908
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How the South won the Civil War : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America
Title
How the South won the Civil War
Title remainder
oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America
Statement of responsibility
Heather Cox Richardson
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"While in the short term--militarily--the North won the Civil War, in the long term--ideologically--victory went to the South. The continual expansion of the Western frontier allowed a Southern oligarchic ideology to find a new home and take root. Even with the abolition of slavery and the equalizing power of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and the ostensible equalizing of economic opportunity afforded by Western expansion, anti-democratic practices were deeply embedded in the country's foundations, in which the rhetoric of equality struggled against the power of money. As the settlers from the East pushed into the West, so too did all of its hierarchies, reinforced by the seizure of Mexican lands at the end of the Mexican-American War and violence toward Native Americans. Both the South and the West depended on extractive industries--cotton in the former and mining and oil in the latter--giving rise to the creation of a white business elite"--
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Richardson, Heather Cox
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
JK1717
LC item number
.R54 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Political culture
  • Political culture
  • Oligarchy
  • Conservatism
  • Equality
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Conservatism
  • Equality
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Oligarchy
  • Political culture
  • Politics and government
  • Southern States
  • United States
  • West United States
Label
How the South won the Civil War : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America, Heather Cox Richardson
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Conclusion: What then is this American?
  • The roots of paradox
  • The triumph of equality
  • The West
  • Cowboy Reconstruction
  • Western politics
  • The West and the South join forces
  • The rise of the new West
  • Oligarchy rides again
Control code
on1119531537
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xxix, 240 pages
Isbn
9780190900908
Lccn
2019036155
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1119531537
Label
How the South won the Civil War : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America, Heather Cox Richardson
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Conclusion: What then is this American?
  • The roots of paradox
  • The triumph of equality
  • The West
  • Cowboy Reconstruction
  • Western politics
  • The West and the South join forces
  • The rise of the new West
  • Oligarchy rides again
Control code
on1119531537
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xxix, 240 pages
Isbn
9780190900908
Lccn
2019036155
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1119531537

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