The paradox of progress : economic change, individual enterprise, and political culture in Michigan, 1837-1878 / Martin J. Hershock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hershock, Martin J., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--19th century.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Michigan--Politics and government--1837-1950.

Michigan.

Michigan--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 19th-century Republican party played a central role in preserving the Union, ending slavery and opening the way for industrial capitalism, but this study argues that the story was far less simple and examines the contradiction that lay at the heart of Republican ideology.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1 "We Were then, as it were, Still in Our Knickerbockers"

2 "Because the People are, by the Grace of God, Free and Independent"

3 "This Age is Big With Importance"

4 "Politics . . . have Undergone a Thorough Change"

5 "Misfortunes Make Strange Bedfellows"

6 "We Know no Party Until the Contest Is Over"

7 "I am Sick and Pained that our Republicans so Act"

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-307) and index.

ISBN:

0-8214-4178-7

OCLC:

71348513