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Antislavery politics in antebellum and Civil War America / Thomas G. Mitchell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mitchell, Thomas G., 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- United States.
- History.
- Abolitionists--Political activity--United States--History--19th century.
- Abolitionists.
- Abolitionists--Political activity.
- Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--Political aspects.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
- Political parties--United States--History--19th century.
- Political parties.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 289 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007.
- Summary:
- Abolitionism as a political and social reform movement resulted in massive structural changes in American politics and economics.
- Contents:
- Part I (1831-1860) 1
- 1 A Movement is Born 1
- 2 The Liberty Party 15
- 3 Fusion and Free Soil, 1848 39
- 4 Coalition, Compromise, and Collapse 53
- 5 Multiparty America: The Competition for Opposition Party, 1854-56 75
- 6 Free Soil, Free Men, and Fremont 91
- 7 Kansas and John Brown 109
- 8 Republican Consolidation, 1857-60 123
- 9 Victory at Last! 141
- Part II (1860-1865) 165
- 10 Secession and War 165
- 11 The Politics of War 181
- 12 The Road to Emancipation 195
- 13 Reelection and a Second Abolitionist Schism 215
- 14 Abolition 237.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-281) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275991687
- 9780275991685
- OCLC:
- 77116745
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