The first in a series of annual Signature Conferences sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, "America on the Eve of the Civil War" was held in April 2009.
Opening remarks
Taking stock of the nation in 1859
The future of Virginia and the South
First question-and-answer session
Making sense of John Brown's raid
Predictions for the election of 1860
Second question-and-answer session
Closing remarks
Conclusion : marking the Civil War sesquicentennial, will we do better this time?
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America on the eve of the Civil War. ISBN 9780813930633. Published by University of Virginia Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
