Teri’s Reviews > The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War > Status Update

I’d long (and wrongly) believed that Lincoln’s inauguration set off the Southern states’ secession. I hadn’t appreciated how much tension had already been building beforehand, or that South Carolina had actually left the Union under President Buchanan. There were numerous events preceding Lincoln's presidency that had already provoked significant fear, hostility, and distrust in the South.

Interesting so far. This isn’t the breakneck pace I usually read at—there’s a lot to absorb here, lol. It’s slow going, but definitely good.