The Coming of the Civil War

I. The National Setting
II. A Way of Life
III. The Rural Depression, 1800-1832
IV. By the Sweat of Their Faces
V. The Cotton Kingdom Rises
VI. The Northern Attack on Slavery
VII. The Southern Defense of Slavery
VIII. Slavery and Expansion
IX. The Politicians and Slavery
X. Political Revolt
XI. The First Crisis
XII. The Union on Trial
XIII. The Northwest Gets Excited
XIV. Sectional Reactions to Events
XV. Building the Republican Party
XVI. The Last Crisis
XVII. The Breakup of the Union
Notes
Index