The Election of 1860 : A Campaign Fraught with Consequences /

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"Without question, the election of 1860 was the most consequential presidential contest in all of American history. The victory of Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln quickly triggered the secession of seven Deep South states and, after Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861 to the secession of...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Holt, Michael F. (Michael Fitzgibbon) (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Et la politique avant 1861.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political career before 1861.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Presidents > Election.
Politics and government.
Abraham Lincoln's political career before 1861.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877).
Presidents > United States > Election > 1860.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1857-1861.
United States > Politics and government > 1857-1861.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface
  • Republican storm rising?
  • Democrats' trials and tribulations
  • Democrats' nominations : Act I
  • The third way
  • Republicans choose an "available" man
  • Democrats' nominations : Act II
  • Variegated campaigns
  • America votes
  • Appendix A. Election returns
  • Appendix B. The parties' 1860 national platforms
  • Appendix C. Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address, March 4, 1861.

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