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Bergeron Paul H. <1938-> |
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Antebellum politics in Tennessee / / Paul H. Bergeron |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1982 |
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©1982 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Electronic books. |
Tennessee Politics and government To 1865 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Bibliography: p. [167]-171. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I: Introduction; II: Electoral Behavior: An Overview; III: Political Revolution, 1834-39; IV: Political Maturity, 1840-49; V: Politics Transformed, 1850-59; VI: Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Tennessee played a critical and vital role in national politics in the mid-nineteenth century. Two Tennesseans, for example, served as president and two others were presidential candidates. Such prominence be-speaks the importance of politics in the state's antebellum culture. For the first time in its history Tennessee developed a two-party system, one that was vigorous and exciting.In his study Paul H. Bergeron examines the development of this two-party competition by focusing on statewide contests. Two-party politics in Tennessee was marked by intense and evenly balanced competition, so muc |
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