Northern Men with Southern Loyalties : The Democratic Party and the Sectional Crisis /
"In Northern Men with Southern Loyalties, Michael Todd Landis forcefully contends that a full understanding of the Civil War and its causes is impossible without a careful examination of Northern Democrats and their proslavery sentiments and activities. He focuses on a variety of key Democratic...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Cornell University Press,
2014.
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Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Democrats and the slave power
- Fidelity and firmness: Northern Democrats and the crises of 1850
- Harmony, unity, and victory: state politics and presidential posturing
- One of the most reliable politicians on the subject of slavery: the rewards of fidelity and the perils of power
- Pandora's box: Northern Democrats in command
- Leave us of the North to fight the great battle: party punishments and purges
- The strongest Northern man on Southern principles: James Buchanan and Southern power
- let us stand by our colors: Lecompton and minority rule
- We regarded you as brothers: defeat and division
- Though the heavens fall: 1860 and beyond.