Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War 1849-1861 (Robert W. Merry - CH) medals Release date: November

Release date: November

and President of Bowdoin College) delivered a long speech at Philadelphia’s Centennial Exposition

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Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War 1849-1861 (Robert W. Merry - CH) medals Release date: Novemberby Robert W. Merry With characteristic wisdom and grace (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizewinning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s. The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new territories seemed unsuitable for the type of