Bonds of Union

Religion, Race, and Politics in a Civil War Borderland

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church & State, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Cover of the book Bonds of Union by Bridget Ford, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bridget Ford ISBN: 9781469626239
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: February 5, 2016
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Bridget Ford
ISBN: 9781469626239
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: February 5, 2016
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

This vivid history of the Civil War era reveals how unexpected bonds of union forged among diverse peoples in the Ohio-Kentucky borderlands furthered emancipation through a period of spiraling chaos between 1830 and 1865. Moving beyond familiar arguments about Lincoln's deft politics or regional commercial ties, Bridget Ford recovers the potent religious, racial, and political attachments holding the country together at one of its most likely breaking points, the Ohio River.

Living in a bitterly contested region, the Americans examined here--Protestant and Catholic, black and white, northerner and southerner--made zealous efforts to understand the daily lives and struggles of those on the opposite side of vexing human and ideological divides. In their common pursuits of religious devotionalism, universal public education regardless of race, and relief from suffering during wartime, Ford discovers a surprisingly capacious and inclusive sense of political union in the Civil War era. While accounting for the era's many disintegrative forces, Ford reveals the imaginative work that went into bridging stark differences in lived experience, and she posits that work as a precondition for slavery's end and the Union's persistence.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This vivid history of the Civil War era reveals how unexpected bonds of union forged among diverse peoples in the Ohio-Kentucky borderlands furthered emancipation through a period of spiraling chaos between 1830 and 1865. Moving beyond familiar arguments about Lincoln's deft politics or regional commercial ties, Bridget Ford recovers the potent religious, racial, and political attachments holding the country together at one of its most likely breaking points, the Ohio River.

Living in a bitterly contested region, the Americans examined here--Protestant and Catholic, black and white, northerner and southerner--made zealous efforts to understand the daily lives and struggles of those on the opposite side of vexing human and ideological divides. In their common pursuits of religious devotionalism, universal public education regardless of race, and relief from suffering during wartime, Ford discovers a surprisingly capacious and inclusive sense of political union in the Civil War era. While accounting for the era's many disintegrative forces, Ford reveals the imaginative work that went into bridging stark differences in lived experience, and she posits that work as a precondition for slavery's end and the Union's persistence.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book The Structure of Cuban History by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Many Minds, One Heart by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Revolution within the Revolution by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Backstage Stories: Wonders, Relics, and a Beer Fridge by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Stone Free by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Working Cures by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Chiasmus in the New Testament by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Moderates by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Turning Right in the Sixties by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book White People Do Not Know How to Behave at Entertainments Designed for Ladies and Gentlemen of Colour by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Religion in the American South by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Graveyard of the Atlantic by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Coming Out Under Fire by Bridget Ford
Cover of the book Prescription for Heterosexuality by Bridget Ford
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy