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From the late colonial period through the Civil War, slavery developed as the most powerful obstacle to the triumph of liberal values in America. In the second quarter of the nineteenth century, the ambiguities of the revolutionary generation's accomodation of slavery gave way to a direct and violent conflict between northern liberalism and southern slavery. The character of the antislavery movement -- its relationship to broader discussions o...

Guerrilla warfare, border fights, and unorganized skirmishes are all too often the only battles associated with Missouri during the Civil War. Combined with the state's distance from both sides' capitals, this misguided impression paints Missouri as an insignificant player in the nation's struggle to define itself. Such notions, however, are far from an accurate picture of the Midwest state's contributions to the war's outcome. Though traditio...

?Gerteis' study....is a worthwhile addition to the growing volume of works dealing with black-white relations during the Civil War era and such should find a place in comprehensive general and academic libraries.?-Library Journal

Guerrilla warfare, border fights, and unorganized skirmishes are all too often the only battles associated with Missouri during the Civil War. Combined with the state's distance from both sides' capitals, this misguided impression paints Missouri as an insignificant player in the nation's struggle to define itself. Such notions, however, are far from an accurate picture of the Midwest state's contributions to the war's outcome. Though traditio...

An outstanding and welcome examination of a city of immense importance." - Civil War Book Review "A great read for local Civil War buffs and all of us enchanted by the city's past. Gerteis fills his narrative with vignettes that vividly capture the tone, mood, and values of the time." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The bloody divisions created by the Civil War were deeper and higher in the Union slave states, where Americans were divided from the ...