The union divided : party conflict in the Civil War North / Mark E. Neely, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neely, Mark E., Jr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States--History--19th century.

Political parties.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mark E. Neely, Jr. vividly recounts the surprising story of political conflict in the North during the Civil War. Examining party conflict as viewed through the lens of the developing war, the excesses of party patronage, the impact of wartime elections, the highly partisan press, and the role of the loyal opposition, Neely deftly dismantles the argument long established in Civil War scholarship that the survival of the party system in the North contributed to its victory.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

1 “No party now but all for our country”

2 “Blustering treason in every assembly”

3 “He must be entrenching”

4 “Odious to honourable men”

5 “Times of corruption and demoralization”

6 “Paroxysms of rage and fear”

7 The Civil War and the Two-Party System

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674041356

0674041356

OCLC:

654443304