Henry Wilson and the era of reconstruction / John L. Myers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, John L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Vice-presidents--United States--Biography.

Vice-presidents.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).

Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Slavery.

United States--Politics and government--1865-1877.

United States.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

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

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

Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875.

Wilson, Henry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Already a leader of the Republican party when the Civil War began, Henry Wilson had distinguished himself as the most important Congressional figure on military and antislavery and pro-black legislation during the war.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 At War's End; Chapter 2 The Break between Congress and Johnson; Chapter 3 Congress vs. the President; Chapter 4 The Failure to Impeach the President; Chapter 5 Republican Policy Endorsed; Chapter 6 Grant and New Issues; Chapter 7 The Republican Party Begins to Divide; Chapter 8 Senate and Party Reconciler; Chapter 9 Election as Vice-President; Chapter 10 The Slave Powerin America; Chapter 11 The Vice-President; Bibliography; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7618-8786-5

0-7618-4743-X

OCLC:

854521521