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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782449603321
• Autore: Gienapp William E
• 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