LEADER 06361nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910811174403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89699-0 010 $a0-8122-0665-7 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812206654 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104557 035 $a(OCoLC)609171868 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10576098 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112629 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11131402 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112629 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10087654 035 $a(PQKB)11184270 035 $a(DE-B1597)449473 035 $a(OCoLC)1013948760 035 $a(OCoLC)1037983033 035 $a(OCoLC)1042026555 035 $a(OCoLC)1046616358 035 $a(OCoLC)1046996513 035 $a(OCoLC)1049619379 035 $a(OCoLC)1054880395 035 $a(OCoLC)979756471 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812206654 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441658 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104557 100 $a20020329d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe birth of the Grand Old Party $ethe Republicans' first generation /$fedited by Robert F. Engs and Randall M. Miller ; afterword by James M. McPherson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource 300 $a"Published in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia." 311 $a0-8122-1820-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-192) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tCHAPTER ONE. The Ideology of the Republican Party /$rFoner, Eric --$tCHAPTER TWO. Making and Mobilizing the Republican Party, 1854-1860 /$rHolt, Michael F. --$tCHAPTER THREE. War Is the Health of the Party: Republicans in the American Civil War /$rPaludan, Phillip Shaw --$tThe Genesis and Growth of the Republican Party: A Brief History --$tCHAPTER FOUR. Politics Purified: Religion and the Growth of Antislavery Idealism in Republican Ideology During the Civil War /$rNeely, Mark E. --$tCHAPTER FIVE. Defining Postwar Republicanism: Congressional Republicans and the Boundaries of Citizenship /$rBaker, Jean H. --$tAfterword /$rMcPherson, James M. --$tNotes --$tSelect Bibliography --$tContributors --$tIndex 330 $aThe period from 1850 to 1876 was the most transformative era in American history. During the course of this tumultuous quarter century Americans fought a bloody civil war, tried to settle the issue of state versus central government power, recognized the dominance of the new industrial economy over the older agricultural one, and ended slavery, long the shame of the nation. At the same time, a major political realignment occurred with the collapse of the "second American party system" and the emergence of a new party, the Republicans. But the defeat of slavery-the chief catalyst for the birth of the Republican party-was at best a limited success. The Constitution had been rewritten to abolish slavery and guarantee equal protection under the law, but social equality for African Americans and expanding freedom for others remained elusive throughout the nation. For these triumphs and enduring tragedy, the Republican party, which became in time and memory the party of Abraham Lincoln, bore primary responsibility. This collection of six original essays by some of America's most distinguished historians of the Civil War era examines the origins and evolution of the Republican party over the course of its first generation. The essays consider the party in terms of its identity, interests, ideology, images, and individuals, always with an eye to the ways the Republican party influenced mid-nineteenth-century concerns over national character, political power, race, and civil rights. The authors collectively extend their inquiries from the 1850's through the 1870's to understand the processes whereby the second American party system broke down, a new party and politics emerged, the Civil War came, and a new political and social order developed. They especially consider how ideas about freedom in the 1850's coalesced during war and Reconstruction to produce both an expanded call for political and civil rights for the ex-slaves and a concern over expanded federal involvement in the protection of those rights. By observing the transformation of a sectional party born in the 1850's into the "Grand Old Party" by the 1870's, the authors demonstrate that no modern political party, even the one that claims descent from Lincoln, has surpassed the accomplishments of the first generation of Republicans. Contributors-Jean H. Baker, Professor of History at Goucher College, Maryland, is author of Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography. Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is author of Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, winner of the Bancroft Prize.Michael F. Holt, Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia, is author of The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War. James M. McPherson, Professor of History at Princeton University, is author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history. Mark E. Neely, Jr., McCabe-Greer Professor in the American Civil War Era at Pennsylvania State University, is author of The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history. Phillip Shaw Paludan, Naomi Lynn Professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield, is author of The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, winner of the Lincoln Prize.Brooks D. Simpson, Professor of History at Arizona State University, is author of Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822-1865. 606 $aPolitical parties 615 0$aPolitical parties. 676 $a324.2734 701 $aEngs$b Robert Francis$01620321 701 $aMiller$b Randall M$0243240 712 02$aLibrary Company of Philadelphia. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811174403321 996 $aThe birth of the Grand Old Party$94190418 997 $aUNINA