Cargando…

Congress and the people's contest : the conduct of the Civil War /

The American Civil War was the first military conflict in history to be fought with railroads moving troops and the telegraph connecting civilian leadership to commanders in the field. New developments arose at a moment's notice. As a result, the young nation's political structure and cult...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Finkelman, Paul, 1949- (Editor ), Kennon, Donald R., 1948- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, [2018]
Colección:Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Ii 4500
001 JSTOR_on1026407667
003 OCoLC
005 20231005004200.0
006 m o d
007 cr mn|||||||||
008 180301t20182018ohu ob 001 0 eng d
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c N$T  |d N$T  |d EBLCP  |d UAB  |d OCL  |d OSU  |d IDB  |d YDX  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d K6U  |d UKAHL  |d JSTOR  |d P@U  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ 
019 |a 1027107682  |a 1027543623  |a 1162107350  |a 1241865642  |a 1296383080  |a 1300536982 
020 |a 9780821446164  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 0821446169  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9780821423042  |q (hardcover ;  |q alk. paper) 
020 |z 0821423045  |q (hardcover ;  |q alk. paper) 
020 |z 9780821423059  |q (paperback ;  |q alk. paper) 
020 |z 0821423053  |q (paperback ;  |q alk. paper) 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000065437365 
035 |a (OCoLC)1026407667  |z (OCoLC)1027107682  |z (OCoLC)1027543623  |z (OCoLC)1162107350  |z (OCoLC)1241865642  |z (OCoLC)1296383080  |z (OCoLC)1300536982 
037 |a 22573/ctv221w20q  |b JSTOR 
043 |a n-us--- 
050 4 |a E459  |b .C755 2018eb 
072 7 |a HIS  |x 036010  |2 bisacsh 
082 0 4 |a 973.7  |2 23 
049 |a UAMI 
245 0 0 |a Congress and the people's contest :  |b the conduct of the Civil War /  |c edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon. 
264 1 |a Athens, Ohio :  |b Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press,  |c [2018] 
264 4 |c ©2018 
300 |a 1 online resource (vi, 249 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
490 1 |a Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877 
520 |a The American Civil War was the first military conflict in history to be fought with railroads moving troops and the telegraph connecting civilian leadership to commanders in the field. New developments arose at a moment's notice. As a result, the young nation's political structure and culture often struggled to keep up. When war began, Congress was not even in session. By the time it met, the government had mobilized over 100,000 soldiers, battles had been fought, casualties had been taken, some civilians had violently opposed the war effort, and emancipation was under way. This set the stage for Congress to play catch-up for much of the conflict. The result was an ongoing race to pass new laws and set policies. Throughout it all, Congress had to answer to a fractured and demanding public. In addition, Congress, no longer paralyzed by large numbers of Southern slave owners, moved forward on progressive economic and social issues--such as the transcontinental railroad and the land grant college act--which could not previously have been passed. In Congress and the People's Contest, Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon have assembled some of the nation's finest scholars of American history and law to evaluate the interactions between Congress and the American people as they navigated a cataclysmic and unprecedented war. Displaying a variety and range of focus that will make the book a classroom must, these essays show how these interactions took place--sometimes successfully, and sometimes less so. Contributors: L. Diane Barnes, Fergus M. Bordewich, Jenny Bourne, Jonathan Earle, Lesley J. Gordon, Mischa Honeck, Chandra Manning, Nikki M. Taylor, and Eric Walther. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: freedom and democracy in "the people's contest": a complicated role for Congress in a complicated war / Paul Finkelman -- A martyr, a speaker, and impending crisis: a prologue to the election of 1860 / Jonathan Earle -- "Shatter this accursed union": the fire-eaters in Congress in 1860 / Eric Walther -- "These Zouaves will never support us": cowardice, Congress and the First Battle of Bull Run / Lesley J. Gordon -- The summer of '62: Congress, slavery, and a revolution in Federal law / Paul Finkelman -- The radicals' war: how the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War tried to shape the course of the Civil War / Fergus M. Bordewich -- We are coming, Father Abraham, but how will you pay for us? / Jenny Bourne -- Why we fight: German American revolutionists confront slavery and secession / Mischa Honeck -- Make mine an abolition war: George Luther Stearns, Frederick Douglass, and the Black soldier / L. Diane Barnes -- Military emancipation before the Emancipation Proclamation: overcoming structural obstacles / Chandra Manning -- Negotiating Black manhood citizenship through Civil War volunteerism and patriotism: Cincinnati's Black Brigade / Nikki M. Taylor. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA) 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR All Purchased 
610 1 0 |a United States.  |b Congress  |x History  |y 19th century. 
610 1 7 |a United States.  |b Congress.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00529490 
651 0 |a United States  |x Politics and government  |y 1861-1865. 
651 6 |a États-Unis  |x Politique et gouvernement  |y 1861-1865. 
650 7 |a HISTORY  |z United States  |x State & Local  |x General.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Politics and government.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 
651 7 |a United States.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 
648 7 |a 1800-1899  |2 fast 
655 7 |a History.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 
700 1 |a Finkelman, Paul,  |d 1949-  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Kennon, Donald R.,  |d 1948-  |e editor. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |t Congress and the people's contest.  |d Athens, Ohio : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, [2018]  |z 9780821423042  |z 0821423045  |w (DLC) 2017043708  |w (OCoLC)1019838157 
830 0 |a Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877. 
856 4 0 |u https://jstor.uam.elogim.com/stable/10.2307/j.ctv224tvzn  |z Texto completo 
938 |a Project MUSE  |b MUSE  |n musev2_99400 
938 |a Askews and Holts Library Services  |b ASKH  |n AH34133759 
938 |a EBL - Ebook Library  |b EBLB  |n EBL5311963 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 1718083 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 15192843 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP