Voss-Hubbard, Mark.

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.

9780801877797


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.


Electronic books.

JK2341.A6 V67 2002

324.2732