Northern Men with Southern Loyalties : The Democratic Party and the Sectional Crisis.

NORTHERN MEN WITH SOUTHERN LOYALTIES -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Democrats and the Slave Power -- 1. "Fidelity and Firmness": Northern Democrats and the Crises of 1850 -- 2. "Harmony, Unity, and Victory": State Politics and Presidential Posturing -- 3. "One of the Most Reliable Politicians upon This Subject of Slavery": The Rewards of Fidelity and the Perils of Power -- 4. "Pandora's Box": Northern Democrats in Command -- 5. "Leave Us of the North to Fight the Great Battle": Party Punishments and Purges -- 6. "The Strongest Northern Man on Southern Principles": James Buchanan and Southern Power -- 7. "Let Us Stand by Our Colors": Lecompton and Minority Rule -- 8. "We Regarded You as Brothers": Defeat and Division -- 9. "Though the Heavens Fall": 1860 and Beyond -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Michael Todd Landis forcefully contends that a full understanding of the Civil War and its causes is impossible without a careful examination of Northern Democrats and their proslavery sentiments and activities.

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