![]() That was why Lincoln suddenly had to turn the war into an abolitionist crusade almost halfway through. For example, the British could not have considered intervening on the side of the south (which they almost did) if it meant fighting for slavery, which they themselves had abolished. The right to own slaves was a separate debate altogether, somewhat on the back-burner, since Lincoln had declared that he would not interfere with slavery where it already existed. ‘States Rights’ meant the right to form a separate nation, and hold on to the cotton revenues. ![]() At that rate, Volume One could have been in danger of getting bogged-down in political debate, with so few action-scenes to leaven the mix, and the big question to be debated: was the war caused by slavery?Ĭatton disposes of this theory so smoothly that we wonder why people are still asking the question. This presents quite a challenge to an author trying to write the definitive history of the war, each volume exceeding 400 pages. It mainly describes the run-up to the war, ending at Bull Run/Manassas, the first major battle, though not very major by later standards. ![]() But ‘The Coming Fury’ delivers only what it says on the tin. ![]() Volume One of a Civil War trilogy might be expected to take you as far as the Seven Days Battles, or at least halfway to Vicksburg. ![]()
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