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Northern men with Southern loyalties : the Democratic Party and the sectional crisis
Title
Northern men with Southern loyalties : the Democratic Party and the sectional crisis / Michael Todd Landis.
ISBN
9780801453267 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801454837 (e-book)
Publication
Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (345 pages) : portraits
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Print version: Landis, Michael Todd. Northern men with Southern loyalties : the Democratic Party and the sectional crisis. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Democrats and the slave power
Fidelity and firmness: Northern Democrats and the crises of 1850
Harmony, unity, and victory: state politics and presidential posturing
One of the most reliable politicians on the subject of slavery: the rewards of fidelity and the perils of power
Pandora's box: Northern Democrats in command
Leave us of the North to fight the great battle: party punishments and purges
The strongest Northern man on Southern principles: James Buchanan and Southern power
let us stand by our colors: Lecompton and minority rule
We regarded you as brothers: defeat and division
Though the heavens fall: 1860 and beyond.
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