[Tijeras_Slim]

Stay away from Eric Foner’s book on the subject, he’s a classic lefty revisionist IMO.

[achilles2000]

The revisionism started as early as 1930’s, but Foner is among the worst.

Here is the best place to start (see James Ford Rhodes’ book at the link): http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/0226710564