Beyond Party : Cultures of Antipartisanship in Northern Politics Before the Civil War.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (281 pages)
- Reconfiguring American Political History Series .
- Reconfiguring American Political History Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Contexts -- CHAPTER ONE Society and Economy -- CHAPTER TWO Cultures of Public Life -- Part II Political Alternatives -- CHAPTER THREE Political Innovators -- CHAPTER FOUR "A Sudden and Sweeping Hostility to the Old Parties" -- Part III Political Continuities -- CHAPTER FIVE The Many Faces of Gracchus -- CHAPTER SIX North Americanism and the Republican Ascendance -- APPENDIX -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index.
"Voss-Hubbard offers not only a persuasive explanation for the rise and fall of the Know-Nothings but also provides valuable insights into the political culture of the pre-Civil War North." -- History: Review of New Books.
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American Party. Populism-United States-History-19th century. United States-Politics and government-1849-1861. Essex County (Mass.)-Politics and government-19th century. New London County (Conn.)-Politics and government-19th century. Dauphin County (Pa.)-Politics and government-19th century.