http://bit.ly/2AbEv8g How the Dispute Over Runaway Slaves Helped Fuel the Civil War Books and Literature, Civil War (US) (1861-65), Slavery (Historical), Fugitives “The War Before the War,” by the literary critic Andrew Delbanco, is a forceful and eloquent case for the role of fugitives in fomenting a national crisis. SEAN WILENTZ http://bit.ly/2VnMt7h January 2, 2019 at 05:30AM