| Description |
ix, 211 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. |
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Cambridge essential histories |
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Cambridge essential histories.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Beyond politics: how the north won the Civil War -- The elections of 1862, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the invention of the Democratic Party myth -- Peace, "white supremacy," and the problem of a loyal opposition -- The elusive constitutionalism of the Democratic Party -- Lincoln, the Constitution, and the birth of human rights. |
| Summary |
"Lincoln and the Democrats describes the vexatious behavior of a two-party system in war and points to the sound parts of the American system which proved to be the country's salvation: local civic pride, and quiet nonpartisanship in mobilization and funding for the war, for example. While revealing that the role of a noxious 'white supremacy' in American politics of the period has been exaggerated - as has the power of the Copperheads - Neely revives the claim that the Civil War put the country on the road to 'human rights', and also uncovers a previously unnoticed tendency toward deceptive and impractical grandstanding on the Constitution during war in the United States."--Publisher's description. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Political aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781107036260 (hardback) |
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1107036267 (hardback) |
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9781107637634 (pbk.) |
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1107637635 (pbk.) |
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