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Did Lincoln and the Republican Party create the Civil War? : an argument / Robert P. Broadwater.

Van Pelt Library E459 .B79 2008
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Broadwater, Robert P., 1958-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
History.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.
United States.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Political and social views.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1845-1861.
Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1883.
Physical Description:
vii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
Summary:
"The author presents the argument that the Civil War was fought not to preserve the Union or free the slaves, but rather to establish the political power of the Republican Party within the federal government. He argues that Lincoln and the Republican Party manipulated events to bring about the war"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
1 Birth of the Republican Party 15
2 The White House by Default 28
3 Sectional Crisis and the Outbreak of War 46
4 Securing the Borders 68
5 Elections and Endorsements 85
6 The Democrats Must Leave the Army 100
7 The Committee on the Conduct of the War 119
8 Riots in the North 130
9 Clement Vallandigham and the Copperhead Movement 143
10 Ordered to Vote for Lincoln: The Election of 1864 154
11 Lincoln: The First Modern President 174
12 Reconstruction and Consolidation 191
13 Twenty-four Years in Charge 203.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index.
ISBN:
9780786433612
0786433612
OCLC:
182656621

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