1. Ch\u00e1vez, Ernesto, ed. The U.S. War with Mexico: A Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s, 2008.<\/p>\n

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I am going to use this handy book for over fifty primary sources related to the war that took place a decade prior to the Civil War to see if there\u2019s any economic or expansionist themes I can use to make my case that the Civil War fits into the general mindset of the times.
\n2. Finkelman, Paul, ed. Defending Slavery: Proslavery Thought in the Old South, A Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s, 2003.<\/p>\n

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Another book in the great Bedford\/St.Martin\u2019s series of collections of commentary and primary resources, this time pertaining to those in the North and South who defended slavery, including for economic reasons.<\/p>\n

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3. Stampp, Kenneth M., ed. The Causes of the Civil War, 3rd revised edition. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1991.<\/p>\n

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This is a classic work that contains a number of primary sources pertaining to the myriad of causes of the Civil War, including economic ones.<\/p>\n

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4. Vorenberg, Michael, ed. Emancipation Proclamation: A Brief History with Documents. Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s, 2010.<\/p>\n

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Primary sources pertaining to one of the defining documents of the Civil War, one that changed the military and moral course of the war. I am going to employ this primary source compilation to understand prevailing sentiments right smack-dab in the middle of the war, picking up on any references to economics and labor system ideology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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