Sacred Debts by Kyle Sinisi
In this innovative book, Kyle Sinisi explores a little-known chapter in the history of American politics-the struggle between states and the federal government over the costs of fighting the Civil War. At stake was the disposition of some 8 million. Focusing on Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri, Sinisi explores the process by which states were reimbursed by Washington in the most expensive intergovernmental contact of the 19th century. Recasting our understanding of governance, he shows that traditional sources of influence-courts and political parties-were less important in settling claims than adjutants general and private agents who fought for cash bonanzas. These power brokers helped shape the federal bureaucracy-and the process of state building.-
The Road to Richmond
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Northern Character
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Abraham Lincoln
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This Distracted and Anarchical People
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The Limits of Dissent
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The Lincoln Forum
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For the Vast Future Also
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Union Soldiers and the Northern Home Front
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Carl Schurz
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Melting Pot Soldiers
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"First Among Equals"
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From First to Last
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Shades of Green
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The Lincoln Assassination
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Deserter Country
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State of the Union
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Excommunicated from the Union
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Mr. Dunn Browne's Experiences in the Army
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New Bedford's Civil War
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New Masters
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Liberty, Virtue, and Progress
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Affairs of Party
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Civil War America
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Exploring Lincoln
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Fear Was not in Him
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Lincoln and Leadership
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Busy Hands
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Union Combined Operations in the Civil War
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The Northern Home Front During the Civil War
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New Perspectives on the Union War
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A Grand Terrible Drama
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Prang's Civil War Pictures
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Touched with Fire
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Freedom, Union, and Power
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So Conceived and So Dedicated
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Family War Stories
"Sinisi's tightly focused yet comparative study is impeccably reserached and engagingly written.." -Civil War History "Sinisi's book on this interesting era of intergovernmental activies is both informative and engaging." -Journal of Economic History
Kyle S. Sinisi, co-editor of Warm Ashes: Essays in Southern History at the Dawn of the 21st Century, is Associate Professor of History at The Citadel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780823222599 |
| ISBN 10 | 0823222594 |
| Title | Sacred Debts |
| Author | Kyle Sinisi |
| Series | The North's Civil War |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Fordham University Press |
| Year published | 2003-09-12 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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