Freedom's Crescent (Cambridge Studies on the American South) - Softcover

Rodrigue, John C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108439349 ISBN 13: 9781108439343

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

The Lower Mississippi Valley is more than just a distinct geographical region of the United States; it was central to the outcome of the Civil War and the destruction of slavery in the American South. Beginning with Lincoln's 1860 presidential election and concluding with the final ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Freedom's Crescent explores the four states of this region that seceded and joined the Confederacy: Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. By weaving into a coherent narrative the major military campaigns that enveloped the region, the daily disintegration of slavery in the countryside, and political developments across the four states and in Washington DC, John C. Rodrigue identifies the Lower Mississippi Valley as the epicenter of emancipation in the South. A sweeping examination of one of the war's most important theaters, this book highlights the integral role this region played in transforming United States history.

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About the Author

John C. Rodrigue is the Lawrence and Theresa Salameno Professor in the Department of History at Stonehill College. His book Reconstruction in the Cane Fields (2001) received the Kemper and Leila Williams Prize from the Louisiana Historical Association. He is also a co-editor of one of the volumes of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861–1867. In 2016–2017, he served as the President of the Louisiana Historical Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108439349
• ISBN 13: 9781108439343
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 534