The Civil War political tradition : ten portraits of those who formed it / Paul D. Escott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Escott, Paul D., 1947- author.

Contributor:

Project Muse

Series:

Nation divided

A nation divided: Studies in the Civil War era

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Political leadership.

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

Political culture.

United States--Politics and government--1849-1877.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 199 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Henry Clay: Old Virtues in New Times

John C. Calhoun: Inveterate Ideologue

Harriet Beecher Stowe: The Power of Her Pen

Frederick Douglass: The Outsider as Resolute Prophet

Stephen A. Douglas: Overtaken by Polarization

Jefferson Davis: A Defiant Tradition and Tradition Defied

Abraham Lincoln: Riding the Storm to Historic Progress

Horace Greeley: American Enthusiast

Albion Tourgée: Civil War as a Sustained Clash of Cultures

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Profound Radical

A Brief Guide to Further Reading

Index

Recent books in the series

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 23, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Escott, Paul D., 1947- Civil War political tradition

ISBN:

9780813949697

0813949696

Publisher Number:

40031614374

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.