Exceptionalism in Crisis: Faction, Anarchy, and Mexico in the US Imagination during the Civil War Era (Beverton) Book cover type:Paperback Daniel and Marilyn Laney Prize

Daniel and Marilyn Laney Prize by the Austin Civil War Round Table

correcting numerous conclusions that historians have reached about key officers’ intentions and actions before

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Dunkelman recreates the fascinating story of 19th-century war

The Mini Blue Jay wears the perky crest and signature markings of this common songbird in tones of blue with black and white accents

Exceptionalism in Crisis: Faction, Anarchy, and Mexico in the US Imagination during the Civil War Era (Beverton) Book cover type:Paperback Daniel and Marilyn Laney Prizeby Alys D. Beverton Before 1861, US Americans could confidently claim to belong to the New Worlds exceptional republic, unlike other self governing nations in the Western Hemisphere such as Mexico, which struggled with political violence and unrest. Americans used such comparisons to show themselves and the world that democracy in the United States was working as designed. The outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 exploded this illusion by showing that