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Conflict And Compromise: The Political Economy Of Slavery, Emancipation And The American Civil War,New Moreland Press With 192 Fullcolor ReproductionsNo Series Of Events Had A More Dramatic Impact On The Course Of American History Than The Civil War And The Emancipation Of Four Million Slaves. This Book Examines The Economic And Political Factors That Led To The Attempt By Southerners To Dissolve The Union In 1860 And The Equally Determined Effort Of Northerners To Preserve It. A Central Thesis Of The Book Is That Slavery Not Only 'Caused' The Civil War By Producing Tensions That Could Not Be