1820 to 1845

NEW YORK, New York

Civil War, Sectional tensions

Compromises concerning slavery, states’ rights, and economical issues were created to satisfy the North and South, but were not sufficient enough to ease the differences to prevent the Civil War.  The nineteenth century marked the westward movement of many American settlers and revealed the sectional differences among the North and South.  In Stephen Oates’ novel, The Approaching Fury, he explored...