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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782449603321

Autore

Gienapp William E

Titolo

The origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856 / / William E. Gienapp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1987

ISBN

1-280-44050-3

0-19-802114-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 564 pages) : maps

Disciplina

324.2734

Soggetti

Political parties - United States - History - 19th century

Elections - United States - History - 19th century

United States Politics and government 1853-1857

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography (p. 449-474) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Presidential Election of 1852; 2. The Collapse of the Second Party System; 3. Nebraska and Nativism; 4. The Confusion of Fusion; 5. The Failure of Fusion; 6. New Issues, New Leaders, New Organizations; 7. Launching the Republican Party; 8. The Formation of a National Party Organization; 9. Spring Breakthrough; 10. The Nomination of Frémont; 11. Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Speech, Free Men, Frémont; 12. The Frémont Campaign; 13. A Victorious Defeat; Bibliography; Statistical Appendix; Tables; Index