'International Journal of Disciplines In Economics and Administrative Sciences Studies (IDEAstudies)'
Abstract
Matthew Stanley’s The Loyal West. Civil War and Reunion in Middle America, focuses on the Lower Middle West, and its contribution to the Civil War and reconciliation that followed. While the “Loyal West” of the title comprises the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, Stanley also examines the subregion’s relations to the larger Ohio River Valley, especially to its Southern neighbor, Kentucky. As Stanley demonstrates, the region had long attracted settlers from both the North and the South, ..
