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Washington brotherhood : politics, social life, and the coming of the Civil War
Title
Washington brotherhood : politics, social life, and the coming of the Civil War / Rachel A. Shelden.
ISBN
9781469612683 (ebook) :
Publication
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
Copyright Notice Date
©2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
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Summary
Traditional portrayals of politicians in antebellum Washington D.C., describe a violent and divisive society, full of angry debates and violent duels, a microcosm of the building animosity throughout the country. Yet this book paints a more nuanced portrait of Washington as a less fractious city with a vibrant social and cultural life. Politicians from different parties and sections of the country interacted in a variety of day-to-day activities outside traditional political spaces and came to know one another on a personal level.
Variant and related titles
North Carolina scholarship online.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 06, 2016
Series
Civil War America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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