The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens : Place, Personality, and Politics in the Civil War Era /

"The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era's most prominent politicians as well as the political landscapes they inhabited and informed. Both men called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, their home, and...

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Autres auteurs: Quist, John W., 1960- (Éditeur intellectuel), Miller, Randall M. (Éditeur intellectuel), Birkner, Michael J., 1950- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Stevens, Thaddeus, > 1792-1868.
Buchanan, James, > 1791-1868.
Stevens, Thaddeus, > 1792-1868 > Political and social views.
Buchanan, James, > 1791-1868 > Political and social views.
Politics and government.
Politicians.
Political and social views.
Legislators.
Hommes politiques > États-Unis > 19e siecle > Biographies.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > 19e siecle > Biographies.
Politicians > United States > 19th century > Biography.
Legislators > United States > 19th century > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siecle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1815-1861.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > 1815-1861.
Biographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
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Résumé:"The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era's most prominent politicians as well as the political landscapes they inhabited and informed. Both men called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, their home, and both were bachelors. During the 1850s, James Buchanan tried to keep the Democratic Party alive as the slavery debate divided his peers and the political system. Thaddeus Stevens, meanwhile, as Whig turned Republican, invested in the federal government to encourage economic development and social reform, especially antislavery and Republican Reconstruction"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (298 pages): illustrations, map ;
ISBN:9780807171547

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