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1861: How America Missed Its Last Chance to Prevent the Civil War

1861: How America Missed Its Last Chance to Prevent the Civil War


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1861: How America Missed Its Last Chance to Prevent the Civil War offers a meticulously researched and powerfully argued account of a critical yet often overlooked period in American history-the final months before the outbreak of the Civil War, when compromise was still possible, and peace remained within reach. Rather than accepting the war as inevitable, this work reframes the months leading up to Fort Sumter as a time of genuine, if fragile, opportunity. Through detailed analysis and rich narrative, the book chronicles the efforts of political leaders, moderates, and negotiators at the Washington Peace Conference of February 1861-an ambitious and unprecedented attempt to resolve the nation's divisions through diplomacy. At the center of these efforts was Senator John J. Crittenden, whose proposed constitutional amendments represented the last comprehensive attempt to preserve the Union through legislative compromise. Drawing from congressional records, personal correspondence, newspaper editorials, and first-hand accounts, the book brings to light the intense political maneuvering, ideological rigidity, and cascading miscalculations that ultimately led to the collapse of reconciliation efforts. With careful attention to historical context, it examines the complex positions of key figures-including Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and William Seward-and the growing pressures that rendered compromise politically untenable. This is not merely a story of failed negotiations; it is a sober reflection on how nations fracture, how opportunities are lost in real time, and how the failure to act decisively at moments of crisis can shape history for generations. Written with scholarly precision and narrative clarity, 1861 challenges the notion of historical inevitability and invites readers to consider the enduring consequences of missed political opportunities. An essential contribution to Civil War scholarship, 1861: How America Missed Its Last Chance to Prevent the Civil War offers timely insight into the fragility of democratic institutions and the high cost of division.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798288558054
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 132
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: How America Missed Its Last Chance to Prevent the Civil War
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8288558054
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jun 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Weight: 240 gr


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