Stampps most popular book is the peculiar institution. The many historians who have attempted to answer this complex question have advanced a variety of theories. Slavery in the antebellum south during the infanc in the mid1950s, jim crow was still commonplace in the south, brown vs. Stampps 1965 book, the era of reconstruction, 18651877, which quashed the misimpression offered in.
Revised edition touchstone 3rev ed by stampp, kenneth isbn. Stampp was twice awarded john simon guggenheim fellowships, held two fellowships at the huntington library, and has been a visiting fellow at all souls college, oxford. The causes of the civil war by kenneth m stampp abebooks. Kenneth is related to kenneth r stamper ii and jessica m richardson as well as 2 additional people.
Professor kenneth stampps book on american slavery was published in 1956 two years after the supreme courts decision in brown v board of education. He was a visiting professor at harvard university and colgate university, commonwealth lecturer at the university of london, fulbright lecturer at the university of munich, and has held the harmsworth chair at oxford university. In the causes of the civil war, kenneth stampp presents the full range of the continuing debate on the issues and events leading up to americas bloodiest conflict, skillfully integrating the conclusions of historians with the writings of the men who were part of the struggle. Stampp saw the slave as the maltreated victim of a profitable economic system. Stampp, 96, a historian who helped transform the study of slavery in the united states by exposing plantation owners as practical businessmen, not romantics defending a. When it comes to understanding the horror that was american slavery, there are two periods. History, of course, does not usually divide itself neatly into twelvemonth segments, but, as a time frame, a year is no more artificial than a decade, or an age of jefferson or of jackson, or a century. All they need to know how to do was to push a plow and do what the elite told them. The research sweeps over the geographic, agricultural, economic sources of.
Stampp, a university of california, berkeley, professor emeritus of history and a formidable scholar best known for paving the way to a sharply revised assessment of american slavery, the coming of the american civil. The mendacity, the doublespeak, the rending of the social. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. The peculiar institution i recently completed what is roundly regarded as the seminal work on slavery in america, kenneth stampp s classic the peculiar institution. Stampps classic study of american slavery as a deliberately chosen, practical system of controlling and exploiting labor is one of the most. The peculiar institution was the first book to smash the theory of the day put forth by southern historians during. Slavery is perhaps the most polarizing subject of american history.
Slavery in the antebellum society vintage books ed by stampp, kenneth m isbn. If one wishes to understand america, one must look unflinchingly at chattel slavery. They have also lived in cherryville, nc and lincolnton, nc. Hamilton in a classic article in the journal of american history, which was based on his presidential address to the organization of american historians in 1978, the great civil war historian kenneth stampp made. Amongst the subjects that stampp tackles are the inevitability of the civil war and the truth about why the confederacy actually died. Stampp s taste is perhaps a little too good for his own interest. Beginning with kenneth stampps classic study the peculiar. Prior to the civil war southern slavery was americas most profound and vexatious social problem.
Stampp s most popular book is the peculiar institution. The panic of 1857 closed every bank in new york city, ruined thousands of businesses, and caused widespread. The attitude of the great landowners had been that poor whites were farmers. Kenneth stampp s, the peculiar institution is considered a classic work on slavery and it is welldeserving of its reputation. Among other things, hahns book adds a new dimension to the continuing. At the time of its publication, the book was recognized as a seminal study of americas peculiar institution. Rethinking stampps the concept of a perpetual union daniel w. The peculiar institution, as antebellum southerners referred to slavery, started as a chattel system that eventually developed into an inescapable part of life in the old south. And the war came the north and the secession crisis, 186061 phoenix books by kenneth m.
Kenneth milton stampp, american civil war historian born july 12, 1912, milwaukee, wis. Stampp declared in his work, the peculiar institution, southerners live in the shadow of a real tragedy, american slavery. Stampp proclaimed, to the contrary, that african americans vigorously resisted slavery. Freedom has a face is one of several recent books causing us to rethink rather dramatically. The era of reconstruction 18651877 stampp, kenneth m.
Kenneth stampps the peculiar institution, published in. Stampp has 14 books on goodreads with 2391 ratings. This book is about a crucial year in the antebellum american sectional conflict. In attempting to reach an answer, what sources should be consulted. Find the causes of the civil war by stampp, kenneth m at biblio. Stampp have been taken to task by recent historians. I was looking for a single volume treatment of the subject because, despite being steeped in 19th century american history during my time of study at ucla, i had. A specialist in ninteenthcentury american history, he is the author of many books on that period, including the era of reconstruction. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Stampp and compare prices find signed collectible books by kenneth m. In south carolina it rose from 30,000 in 1868 to 123,000 in 1876. Stampp read 9 aug 1987 this is a 1956 book on slavery in the antebellum south and is welldone, drawing on considerable research. A look back at the peculiar institution by fitzhugh brundage editors note. The abolitionists made use of the plights of slave.
Stampp of the university of california, berkeley and other universities. The north and the secession crisis, 18601861 louisiana paperbacks, l53 stampp, kenneth m. This is not a usual fault in books about the coming of the civil war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Stampp notes that in florida, between 18691873, the number of school children tripled. Stampp s seminal treatise, the peculiar institution, not only completely revised how the most important event in american history other than the revolutionary war the civil war was thought of, but his handling of that period of extreme strife in our national experience sheds an amazing amount of light on the strife we are. He is best known for his sharply revised assessments of three central chapters in the american experience. Morrison professor of history emeritus at the university of california, berkeley 19461983, was a celebrated historian of slavery, the american civil war, and reconstruction. Kenneth milton stampp american civil war historian. Berkeley history professor emeritus stampp the imperiled union, 1980, etc. Kenneth milton stampp american civil war historian britannica.
Indiana politics during the civil war by kenneth m. Jul, 2017 i finished kenneth stampps the peculiar institution yesterday, during a break from the sekrit projekt. The causes of the civil war by stampp, kenneth m and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Drawing on original sourcesfrom jefferson davis to frederick douglassand interpretive essays by todays most influential historians, this collection of essays gives a vivid sense of the political, economic, and cultural currents that swept the nation to war. The era of reconstruction, 1865 1877 vintage buy the era of reconstruction, 18651877 vintage books by kenneth m. Stampps next book the era of reconstruction countered the school of. He was a visiting professor at harvard university and colgate university, commonwealth lecturer at the university of london, fulbright.
The north and the secession crisis 18601861, kenneth stampp recounts the events leading to civil war from the election of abraham lincoln in november 1860 to the attack on fort sumter on april 12, 1861. The ojibwe and cree were able to push the lakota out of their original homeland in the early 1700s by a. I had to take the book in small chunks, because so much of it is sickening. Stampps and the war came is a fascinating and detailed. Slavery in the antebellum south 1956, contradicted several arguments by historians who regarded slavery as an essentially compassionate and patriarchal institution that stimulated southern racial harmony. Yet celias case and the exposure of newsoms outrages pushed them, even in. Stampp has served as harmsworth professor at oxford, commonwealth lecturer at the university of london, fulbright professor at the university of munich, and visiting professor at harvard university and colgate university and williams college. The causes of the civil war by kenneth stampp, paperback. Vann woodward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Professor stampp s book on american slavery was published in 1956 two years after the supreme courts decision in brown v board of education and at the beginning of the american civil rights movement. There are some other great books on the start of the civil war, such as kenneth stampps and the war came, david potters lincoln and his. Stampp, who taught at the university of california, berkeley, from 1946 to 1983, wrote several influential books about the civil war period, from. More than four decades ago, in 1956, historian kenneth m.
Seward and major robert anderson hoped and even pushed for a. Morrison professor of history emeritus at the university of california at berkeley, and a specialist in nineteenthcentury history, kenneth m. Stampp paperback, 339 pages, published 1964 by university of chicago press isbn. According to noted historian kenneth stampp, southerners measured their societal rank by the a. Slavery in the antebellum south is a nonfiction book about slavery published in 1956, by academic kenneth m.
Kenneth stampp is one of the historians who, in the 1960s, tried to tell reconstruction for what it was. This institution deserves close study if only because its impact upon the whole country was so disastrous. In 1989, he received the american historical association aw. The panic of 1857 closed every bank in new york city, ruined thousands of businesses, and caused widespread unemployment among industrial workers. His the peculiar institution it based upon many years of research among source materials that exceed in volume and scope those used by older scholars like ulrich b. Wrote a book critical about southern slavery and life. Uncle tomism, gone with the windism, and the rival shibboleths of topsy and eva and tara are forever banished by this close sociohistorical survey of the old south. His sweeping survey ably demonstrates how the growing tension between north and south reached the political point of no returnpublishers weekly. Find and the war came by stampp, kenneth m at biblio. Kenneth milton stampp 12 july 1912 10 july 2009, alexander f. In 1945 he joined the faculty at the university of california at berkeley, where he is currently morrison professor emeritus of american history. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades.
When kenneth stampp titled his 1956 study of southern slavery. The book is suprisingly entertaining despite what some may consider its dry subject matter. Before stampp, slaves were written about in history books as if they were docile pets lucky to be cared for by benevolent masters. More than any other problem, slavery nagged at the public conscience. Discover book depositorys huge selection of kenneth m stampp books online. Slavery in the antebellum south and the era of reconstruction, 18651877, two books that staunchly challenged previous. If the book has a weakness, it is that it starts a little too quietly. Morrison professor of history emeritus at the university of california, berkeley, was a celebrated historian of slavery, the american civil war, and reconstruction. Abc7 news has learned that a correctional officer in the department of youth rehabilitative services has died as a result of covid19. Stampp, a formidable scholar and teacher and one of the most influential historians of the 20th century, died in oakland, california, on july 10, 2009. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Stampp was an acclaimed scholar, teacher, and historian of the civil war period.
Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Granting all their mistakes, the radical governments were by far the most democratic the south had ever known, stampp wrote in the book, published in 1965. Now, turning to narrative history, he examines the year when the north and south reached the political point of no returnwhen it became well nigh impossible to head off a violent resolution of the differences between them. Stampp of the university of california has written the most authoritative study of slavery in the antebellum south in our own time. A native of milwaukee, kenneth stampp received his ph. The peculiar institution 1956 edition open library. This weakness, however, indicates the era in which the book was published rather. Because of this, actual conditions of slavery are biased and marred by personal opinion.
What amazed me the most about this book by kenneth stampp is its readability. Africans in america teachers guide slavery and the origins of. Essays on the background of the civil war by kenneth m. Kenneth stampp went further than any other postphillips scholar in rejecting the traditional interpretation of slavery. A history of the united states to 1877, part one by john m. One of the most scholarly and provocative books written in this much. Stampp a splendidly lucid, elegantly crafted, and exciting narrativenew york newsday. Stampp published what scholars then called the definitive work on slavery. Questia read the fulltext online edition of america in 1857.
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