Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War

Contents

Contents Introduction 1 1. Henry Clay, Part One: American Hero 17 2. Henry Clay, Part Two: Champion of the Union 37 3. Art and Architecture: Where Artists Found a Home 60 4. Politics, Stump Speaking, and How the West Was Won 82 5. Half Horse and Half Alligator: War of 1812 97 6. Steamboats, Entertainment, Journalism, and Culture 129 7. Religion and Women: Toward a More Compassionate Home Life 148 8. Mexican War: Honor Reconfirmed 170 9. Surgery, Medical Botany, and Science: 1800–1825 187 10. Calomel, Cholera, and Science: 1825–1865 215 11. The Experience of Slavery 236 12. The Politics of Slavery 257 13. Civil War, Part One: Fighting Spirit, Divided Families, and the Confederate War of Proclamations 277 14. Civil War, Part Two: Union War of Pacification 297 15. Civil War, Part Three: Lincoln’s War on Slavery 314 Epilogue 336 Acknowledgments 349 Notes 353 Bibliography 401 Index 419 Illustrations follow page 192 ...