Becca Inz Annotated Bibliography Abrahamson, James L. The Men of Secession and Civil War, 1859-1861.

Wilmington, DE: SR, 2000. Print. In this brief monograph James L. Abrahamson explores the progression toward secession through the actions of white leaders on both sides of the conflict. The text presents a concise narrative of the events that led to war, mainly focusing on the period just before the outbreak of the Civil War. The secondary source is written by James L. Abrahamson. This author holds advanced degrees in international relations and history from the University of Genevas Graduate School of International Studies and Stanford University. It is proven reliable by William L. Barney, Professor of History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who says the work is Highly recommended for understanding America's greatest crisis. Allard, Phil. "Civil War: Secession of the Southern States Preservation of the Union v. Formation of the Confederacy." Http://www.philwrites.com. 24 Feb. 2006. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://www.philwrites.com/H_seccession.htm>. Although the reliability of the author is unknown, the information on his website seemed accurate. In the website, Phil Allard discusses the issues during the time period, Do Southern states have the right to withdraw from the Union if they decide that being a part of it is no longer in their best interests? and Or would secession and the formation of the Confederate States of America constitute a rebellion? Barney, William L. The Road to Secession; a New Perspective on the Old South.New York: Praeger, 1972. Print. The author of this book, William L. Baker, is a history professor at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Therefore the source seemed very reliable. In this book, Baker discusses the ideas

and forces that led to the Souths secession from the Union. This secondary source is most likely very accurate because the author has no reason to distort the information. Barney, William L. "The Secession of the Southern States." Www.civilwarhome.com. 14 Jan. 2004. Web. 5 May 2012. <http://www.civilwarhome.com/southernseccession.htm>. From the same author as The Road to Secession; a New Perspective on the Old South, this website contains information about the threats on Southern states which lead to secession. The information is most likely accurate because the author is a professor at a highly ranked college. William L. Baker would not benefit in any way from a particular interpretation of the events so I deemed the information on the website as reliable. Bordewich, M, Fergus.. "DIGGING INTO A HISTORIC RIVALRY." Smithsonian. 01 Feb. 2004: 96. eLibrary. Web. 15 May. 2012. From the Smithsonian magazine, this scholarly journal helped me understand the politics pre-civil war. The information seemed reliable because the magazine the source came from is a magazine filled with information that has no reason to be disorted. Channing, Steven A. Confederate Ordeal: The Southern Home Front. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1984. Print. This secondary source contains content on how the Southern states felt emotionally precivil war. The information is highly likely to be accurate because its author is a highly acclaimed historian and filmmaker. Also, from researching the author there is so apparent reason for him to distort the information. The reviews on his book said it was written very well and I found the content helped me greatly in understanding where the Southerners were coming from in their arguments. "The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States." Http://www.civilwar.org/. History.com, 2011. Web. 27 Apr. 2012. <http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/declarationofcauses.html>. The declaration within this source gives information on the states reasoning for seceding. It shows the different reasoning for secession from state to state. This primary resource

comes from the same civil war organization website as before. The source also appears reliable taking into consideration that there would not be a significant reason to distort the information. www.History.com is a sponsor of the website, therefore the risk of the information being inaccurate is very low. Dew, Charles B. Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War. Charlottesville: University of Virginia, 2001. Print. The main objective of this book was the study of the highly illuminating public letters and speeches of the apostles of disunion. The information is very likely to be truthful because of who it is written by. The author, Charles B. Dew, is a History Professor at Williams College. This secondary source seemed even more reliable after discovering it received the Fletcher Pratt Award, which was given by the Civil War Roundtable of New York for the best non-fiction book on the Civil War in its year of publication. The Era of Good Feelings. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?titleID=81 eLibrary. Web. 15 May. 2012. The context source came from an educational website so the content within seemed accurate. The authors of the website had no reason to distort the information. I used this context source to provide me with a general sense of the Era of Good Feelings. I learned the characteristics of the time period that the American nation was transitionimg from to the time period I was researching, the downfall of the Era of Good Feelings. Jordan, Robert Paul. The Civil War. [Washington]: National Geographic Society, 1969. Print. This book gives great detail with photos, facts, maps, biographical insights and remarkable depth of the civil war, beginning with the factors leading up to the nation's most difficult conflict in 1820 to the opening shots at Fort Sumter. It is written without bias by Robert P. Jordan who gives both sides to the battles and allows the reader to judge the reasons for the war them self. It is a great secondary source for getting the general understanding of the War Between the States.

""An Ordiance to Dissolve the Union between the State of South Carolina and Other States," or the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession, South Carolina, 1860." "An Ordiance to Dissolve the Union between the State of South Carolina and Other States," or the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession, South Carolina, 1860. Web. 10 May 2012. <http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/Ordinance.htm>. This primary source came from a website that was established for educational purposes so it was highly unlikely the document had been altered. I used this Ordinance of Secession when trying to figure out why the South Carolina seceded from the Union. This information from the source helped me greatly in my research for the secession of the Southern states. "Secession Acts of the Thirteen Confederate States." Http://www.civilwar.org/. History.com, 2011. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/secessionacts.html>. The primary resource comes from a civil war organization website. The text includes each of the thirteen confederate states claiming their secession. The date, time, and location of the passing of each act are posted for all thirteen states. It will be useful for determining how the states believe they were allowed to detach from the union under the Constitution. The source seems reliable considering there would not be any significant reason to distort the information. In addition, www.History.com is a sponsor of the website so the source most likely holds accurate information.