Antebellum politics in Tennessee / Paul H. Bergeron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergeron, Paul H., 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tennessee--Politics and government--To 1865.

Tennessee.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tennessee played a critical and vital role in national politics in the mid-nineteenth century. Two Tennesseans, for example, served as president and two others were presidential candidates. Such prominence be-speaks the importance of politics in the state's antebellum culture. For the first time in its history Tennessee developed a two-party system, one that was vigorous and exciting.In his study Paul H. Bergeron examines the development of this two-party competition by focusing on statewide contests. Two-party politics in Tennessee was marked by intense and evenly balanced competition, so muc

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I: Introduction; II: Electoral Behavior: An Overview; III: Political Revolution, 1834-39; IV: Political Maturity, 1840-49; V: Politics Transformed, 1850-59; VI: Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Bibliography: p. [167]-171.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-6209-2

OCLC:

643936355