The Cacophony of Politics : Northern Democrats and the American Civil War.
Gallman, J. Matthew.
The Cacophony of Politics : Northern Democrats and the American Civil War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (417 pages) - A Nation Divided Series . - A Nation Divided Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline of Key Episodes -- Introduction -- I. Becoming an Organized Party -- 1. A Political Collapse -- 2. Stumbling into War -- 3. The Opposition's War -- II. Politics in Communities -- Politics in the Streets -- 4. Politics Is Personal/Politics Is Local -- 5. Politics in the Streets -- III. An Opposition Party -- 6. An Organized War, a Disorganized Party? -- 7. Bracing for an Electoral Clash -- 8. 1864 -- 9. Peace and an Uncertain Future -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Offering a definitive account of the Democratic Party in the North, The Cacophony of Politics shows the limits of ideology and the ways the Civil War--and the nature of nineteenth-century political culture--confounded the Democrats' self-image and exacerbated their divisions, especially over the central issue of slavery.A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era.
9780813946573
Political parties-United States-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
JK2260 .G355 2021
324.273609034
The Cacophony of Politics : Northern Democrats and the American Civil War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (417 pages) - A Nation Divided Series . - A Nation Divided Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline of Key Episodes -- Introduction -- I. Becoming an Organized Party -- 1. A Political Collapse -- 2. Stumbling into War -- 3. The Opposition's War -- II. Politics in Communities -- Politics in the Streets -- 4. Politics Is Personal/Politics Is Local -- 5. Politics in the Streets -- III. An Opposition Party -- 6. An Organized War, a Disorganized Party? -- 7. Bracing for an Electoral Clash -- 8. 1864 -- 9. Peace and an Uncertain Future -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Offering a definitive account of the Democratic Party in the North, The Cacophony of Politics shows the limits of ideology and the ways the Civil War--and the nature of nineteenth-century political culture--confounded the Democrats' self-image and exacerbated their divisions, especially over the central issue of slavery.A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era.
9780813946573
Political parties-United States-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
JK2260 .G355 2021
324.273609034