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UNINA9910782542803321 |
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Autore |
Peterson Merrill D. |
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Titolo |
The great triumvirate : Webster, Clay, and Calhoun / / Merrill D. Peterson |
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New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1987 |
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©1987 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-983923-9 |
1-280-52368-9 |
9786610523689 |
0-19-802094-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (600 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Statesmen - United States |
United States Politics and government 1815-1861 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; One: Paths to Power; Two: Dimensions of Nationalism; Three: The Political Crossroads; Four: Liberty and Union; Five: The Embattled Senators; Six: The Whig Debacle; Seven: Private Lives, Public Images; Eight: Ordeal of the Union; Epilogue; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a joint biography of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, the most prominent of the second generation of American statesmen, from 1812 until 1850. |
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