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An Exemplary Whig : Edward Kent and the Whig Disposition in American Politics and Law.

An Exemplary Whig examines the life and thought of Edward Kent, a nineteenth-century state political leader and judge and Maine's quintessential Whig. It reveals Kent''s characteristically conservative Whig aversion toward disorder and his deep respect for law, existing institutions,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gold, David M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:An Exemplary Whig examines the life and thought of Edward Kent, a nineteenth-century state political leader and judge and Maine's quintessential Whig. It reveals Kent''s characteristically conservative Whig aversion toward disorder and his deep respect for law, existing institutions, and the wisdom of experience. David Gold shows how Kent carried the Whig persuasion into the Republican ascendancy and the beginnings of the Gilded Age.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages)
ISBN:9780739172735
0739172735