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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794509403321

Autore

Gallman J. Matthew (James Matthew)

Titolo

The Cacophony of Politics : Northern Democrats and the American Civil War / / J. Matthew Gallman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2021

Charlottesville : , : University of Virginia Press

ISBN

0-8139-4657-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 pages)

Collana

A nation divided : studies in the Civil War era

Disciplina

324.2736/09034

Soggetti

Politics and war - United States

Opposition (Political science) - United States - History - 19th century

Political parties - United States - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865

United States Politics and government 1861-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A political collapse : of a party and a union -- Stumbling into war -- The opposition's war : policy and politics -- Politics is personal/politics is local -- Politics in the streets -- An organized war, a disorganized party? -- Bracing for an electoral clash -- 1864 : electing a president -- Peace and an uncertain future -- Conclusion: Were Democrats traitors and racists?

Sommario/riassunto

"This book charts the trajectory of the Democratic Party as the party of opposition in the North during the Civil War"--