Old England, New England, and the Civil War by Len Gougeon - 9798855802115

Name: Old England, New England, and the Civil War by Len Gougeon - 9798855802115
Brand: State University of New York Press

State University of New York Press

Old England, New England, and the Civil WarHow a Clash of Cultures Ignited a Global Campaign for Racial Equality and Civil Rights\nAuthor(s): Len Gougeon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9798855802115, 979-8855802115\nSynopsis\nThe first study to document how the Civil War brought about a bitter cultural and political conflict between Great Britain and the United States, a conflict that ignited a global struggle for racial equality and human rights.\n\nThis study tells for the first time the story of a bitter cultural and political conflict that arose between the leading writers and intellectuals of Great Britain and the United States during the Civil War. The latter were virtually all New Englanders. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a central figure. The British side included such notables as Thomas Carlyle, Matthew Arnold, and John Ruskin. The conflict was focused on the viability of liber.