Politics And The Crisis Of 1860
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Book: Fair , ex-library
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
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A landmark work of American political history, Politics and the Crisis of 1860 presents a rigorous scholarly examination of the fractured political landscape that pushed the United States to the brink of civil war. Edited by Norman A. Graebner, the volume brings together a collection of incisive essays that analyze the collapse of the second American party system, the splintering of the Democratic Party, and the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the Republican movement. With an academic yet accessible tone, the contributors argue that the election of 1860 was not merely a political contest but a culminating moment of decades of sectional tension over slavery, territorial expansion, and national identity. Each essay illuminates the strategies, failures, and ideological convictions of the era's key political figures, offering a nuanced portrait of a nation unable to reconcile its deepest contradictions. This essential collection remains a vital resource for students and scholars seeking to understand how democratic politics both reflected and accelerated the coming of the Civil War.
Author: Norman A. Graebner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, University of Illinois Press
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair , ex-library
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
A landmark work of American political history, Politics and the Crisis of 1860 presents a rigorous scholarly examination of the fractured political landscape that pushed the United States to the brink of civil war. Edited by Norman A. Graebner, the volume brings together a collection of incisive essays that analyze the collapse of the second American party system, the splintering of the Democratic Party, and the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the Republican movement. With an academic yet accessible tone, the contributors argue that the election of 1860 was not merely a political contest but a culminating moment of decades of sectional tension over slavery, territorial expansion, and national identity. Each essay illuminates the strategies, failures, and ideological convictions of the era's key political figures, offering a nuanced portrait of a nation unable to reconcile its deepest contradictions. This essential collection remains a vital resource for students and scholars seeking to understand how democratic politics both reflected and accelerated the coming of the Civil War.