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The cacophony of politics : Northern Democrats and the American Civil War /

This book charts the trajectory of the Democratic Party as the party of opposition in the North during the Civil War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gallman, J. Matthew (James Matthew) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2021].
Series:Nation divided.
Subjects:
Democratic Party (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Political parties > United States > History > 19th century.
Opposition (Political science) > United States > History > 19th century.
Politics and war > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Table of Contents:
  • A political collapse : of a party and a union
  • Stumbling into war
  • The opposition's war : policy and politics
  • Politics is personal/politics is local
  • Politics in the streets
  • An organized war, a disorganized party?
  • Bracing for an electoral clash
  • 1864 : electing a president
  • Peace and an uncertain future
  • Conclusion: Were Democrats traitors and racists?