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| List of Plates |
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| List of Maps |
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| Preface |
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| Dramatis Personae |
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| Prologue |
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| Part I: Cotton Is King |
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19 | (17) |
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36 | (25) |
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3 "The Cards Are in Our Hands!" |
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61 | (25) |
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4 Expectations Are Dashed |
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86 | (23) |
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109 | (24) |
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133 | (22) |
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7 "It Takes Two to Make a Quarrel" |
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155 | (20) |
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175 | (24) |
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9 The War Moves to England |
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199 | (20) |
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10 The First Blow Against Slavery |
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219 | (22) |
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11 Five Miles from Richmond |
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241 | (27) |
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268 | (24) |
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13 Is Blood Thicker Than Water? |
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292 | (25) |
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317 | (16) |
| Part II: Fire All Around Them |
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15 Bloodbath at Fredericksburg |
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333 | (24) |
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16 The Missing Key to Victory |
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357 | (20) |
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17 "The Tinsel Has Worn Off" |
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377 | (16) |
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18 Faltering Steps of a Counterrevolution |
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393 | (21) |
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19 Prophecies of Blood and Suffering |
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414 | (15) |
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20 The Key Is in the Lock |
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429 | (24) |
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453 | (18) |
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22 Crossroads at Gettysburg |
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471 | (20) |
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491 | (25) |
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516 | (17) |
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533 | (17) |
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26 Can the Nation Endure? |
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550 | (25) |
| Part III: If Only We Are Spared |
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27 Buckling Under Pressure |
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575 | (16) |
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591 | (25) |
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29 "Defiance to Her Enemies" |
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616 | (14) |
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630 | (17) |
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647 | (17) |
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664 | (13) |
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677 | (21) |
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698 | (18) |
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35 "The British Mark on Every Battle-field" |
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716 | (17) |
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733 | (14) |
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747 | (15) |
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38 "A True-Born King of Men" |
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762 | (23) |
| Epilogue |
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785 | (24) |
| Acknowledgments |
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809 | (4) |
| Notes |
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| Glossary |
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917 | (2) |
| Index |
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