Lincoln and the Democrats : The Politics of Opposition in the Civil War Paperback / softback
by Jr, Mark E. (Pennsylvania State University) Neely
Part of the Cambridge Essential Histories series
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Lincoln and the Democrats describes the vexatious behavior of a two-party system in war and points to the sound parts of the American system which proved to be the country's salvation: local civic pride, and quiet nonpartisanship in mobilization and funding for the war, for example.
While revealing that the role of a noxious 'white supremacy' in American politics of the period has been exaggerated - as has the power of the Copperheads - Neely revives the claim that the Civil War put the country on the road to 'human rights', and also uncovers a previously unnoticed tendency toward deceptive and impractical grandstanding on the Constitution during war in the United States.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:218 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:30/01/2017
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- ISBN:9781107637634
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:218 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:30/01/2017
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- ISBN:9781107637634