The Cacophony of Politics : Northern Democrats and the American Civil War /

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"This book charts the trajectory of the Democratic Party as the party of opposition in the North during the Civil War"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gallman, J. Matthew (James Matthew) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Democratic Party (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Politics and war > United States.
Opposition (Political science) > United States > History > 19th century.
Political parties > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A political collapse : of a party and a union
  • Stumbling into war
  • The opposition's war : policy and politics
  • Politics is personal/politics is local
  • Politics in the streets
  • An organized war, a disorganized party?
  • Bracing for an electoral clash
  • 1864 : electing a president
  • Peace and an uncertain future
  • Conclusion: Were Democrats traitors and racists?

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