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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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- An Exemplary Whig; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Citations; Introduction; 1 Education in Federalism; 2 National Republican Legislator; 3 Mayor of Bangor; 4 Hell-Bent for Kent; 5 "The True End of Government"; 6 Running the Line; 7 Negotiating the Northeastern Boundary; 8 For Taylor and the Union; 9 Consul in Rio; 10 The Unholy Traffic; 11 The Demise of the Whigs; 12 The Rise of the Republicans; 13 A Republican on the Bench; 14 The Jurisprudence of Common Sense; 15 The Last Whig; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.