An article by Alice Malavasic, associated professor in the Department of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, is published in the current issue of “North & South,” (Series II/Volume 1/Number 2), the official magazine of The Civil War Society.
The Power Behind the “Slave Power,” How the “F Street Mess” used shared ideology and institutional control to rewrite the Nebraska-Kansan bill, is available below in PDF files. The magazine also is available at Barnes & Noble in Colonie Center.
Malavasic published, “The F Street Mess — How Southern Senators Rewrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act,” in late 2017 that is available from The University of North Carolina Press and other book outlets.
North & South magazine, published from 1997 to 2013, is widely regarded as the best Civil War magazine ever published. Including ground-breaking analysis and discussion by leading historians, its feature articles are the equivalent of more than 500 condensed books covering every aspect of the Civil War — causes of the war, secession, politics, strategy and tactics, battles and generals, weapons, economics, irregular warfare, the home front, military intelligence, and more.
Publication of six issues a year resumed in May 2019 with Series II and a five-year mission to arrive via its articles at a definitive view (so far as is possible!) of each of the major controversies concerning the Civil War, together with clear statements of contrary views. These will form the major part of an overview of the Civil War, to be published in book form in 2026-2027. Print and digital version of the magazine can be ordered at https://northandsouthmag.com/.
The Power Behind the “Slave Power”
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Part 2
Part 3
Published: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:06:42 +0000 by d.gardner