William Lowndes Yancey and the coming of the Civil War - Walther, Eric H., 1960-; ebrary, Inc. (Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2006)
Introduction -- Jordan's stormy banks -- Rebellion and Union -- Flush times and bad times in Alabama and South Carolina -- Politician -- Party and honor -- The Alabama platform -- Secessionist -- Creating the "leaven of disunion" -- Public man, private life -- Yancey and the house divided -- Walker and Walker, the league and the letter -- The conventions of 1860 -- The voice of the South -- The men and the hours -- In King Arthur's court -- Journeys home -- The main pillar of the Confederacy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-459) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Yancey, William Lowndes, -- 1814-1863.; United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography; Legislators -- Alabama -- Biography; Secession -- Alabama; Statesmen -- Confederate States of America -- Biography; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; Alabama -- Politics and government -- To 1865.; Confederate States of America -- Politics and government; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes; Electronic books