{"product_id":"tennessee-secedes-dwight-pitcaithley-9781621906827","title":"Tennessee Secedes: A Documentary History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe election of 1860 put to rest a tumultuous decade of legislative contest over the institution of slavery--even as it set in motion events that led directly to its demise by civil war. While some scholarship tends to minimize the role of slavery in the secession of the Southern states in the early 1860s, Dwight Pitcaithley's \u003ci\u003eTennessee Secedes: A Documentary History \u003c\/i\u003etakes the opposite approach, examining the many factors that both fueled and complicated Tennessee's unique journey toward secession in 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized chronologically by source and speaker, \u003ci\u003eTennessee Secedes\u003c\/i\u003e presents a selection of primary sources from December 1860 through the summer of 1861, inviting students to examine the arc of Tennessee's secession march. Pitcaithley introduces proclamations, declarations, addresses, resolutions, proposed constitutional amendments, and other materials from Tennessee legislators, members of Congress, and delegates to the East Tennessee Convention. These sources highlight the political divisions apparent in the Volunteer State during this season of unrest. While many other Southern states saw little support for Unionism in the early 1860s, Tennessee stood in stark contrast, with a large and vocal population that ardently opposed secession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with appendices featuring 1861 election returns, communications from the Tennessee Congressional Delegation of the Thirty-Sixth Congress, and a timeline for Secession Winter--as well as questions for further discussion--\u003ci\u003eTennessee Secedes\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for students of the Civil War and Tennessee history, offering an insightful analysis of Tennessee's uncertain path to the Confederacy in the summer of 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dwight Pitcaithley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621906825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621906827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Univ Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d","brand":"Dwight Pitcaithley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996527296767,"sku":"9781621906827","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19bb541c-76d8-4cd7-bc81-ae3e8e43ec14.jpg?v=1683342200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tennessee-secedes-dwight-pitcaithley-9781621906827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}