TY - BOOK AU - Trefousse,Hans Louis TI - The causes of the civil war: institutional failure or human blunder? SN - 0030833760 PY - 1971/// CY - New York PB - Holt, Rinehart and Winston KW - United States KW - History KW - Civil War, 1861- 1865 KW - Causes N1 - Slavery, the sole cause, by J. F. Rhodes.--The approach of the second American revolution, by C. A. and M. R. Beard.--Commitment to laissez faire, by W. A. Williams.--Two separate societies, by A. C. Cole.--Southern agrarianism, by F. L. Owsley.--Human failure, by J. G. Randall. Party failure, by R. F. Nichols.--A moral problem, by A. Schlesinger, Jr.--Fort Sumter a deliberate plot, by C. W. Ramsdell.--Lincoln's peaceful intentions, by D. M. Potter.--Lincoln's risky gamble, by R. N. Current.--Suggestions for further reading (p. 126-128) ER -