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Rift in the Democracy / James C. N. Paul.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paul, James C. N., Author.
- Series:
- Anniversary Collection
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (200 p.)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2016
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Developed rapidly and logically, abounding in color, Rift in the Democracy tells the story of how a handful of politicians used the question of the annexation of Texas as campaign capital and consequently set the stage for the major tragedy of the Civil War.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- One. Captain Tyler Plots a Course
- Two. Rivalry among the Leaders
- Three. Discord within the Ranks
- Four. The Democracy Becomes Acquisitive
- Five. Intrigue at Washington
- Six. Compromise at Baltimore
- Seven. Texas, Trojan Horse of the Democracy
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781512805369
- 151280536X
- OCLC:
- 979751539
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