The Civil War Political Tradition : Ten Portraits of Those Who Formed It /

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"Offers biographical sketches of ten prominent Americans who confronted the central issues of the Civil War era-slavery, racism, and equality-evaluating their careers and shedding light on leadership, core American values, and problems plaguing US democracy. Those profiled include John C. Calho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Escott, Paul D., 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
Politics and government.
Political leadership.
Political culture.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Political leadership > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1849-1877.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Offers biographical sketches of ten prominent Americans who confronted the central issues of the Civil War era-slavery, racism, and equality-evaluating their careers and shedding light on leadership, core American values, and problems plaguing US democracy. Those profiled include John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Jefferson Davis, Stephen A. Douglas, Frederick Douglass, Horace Greeley, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Albion Tourgee"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 pages).
ISBN:9780813949697

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