| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 208 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I: Introduction; II: Electoral Behavior: An Overview; III: Political Revolution, 1834-39; IV: Political Maturity, 1840-49; V: Politics Transformed, 1850-59; VI: Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
Tennessee played a critical and vital role in national politics in the mid-nineteenth century. Two Tennesseans, for example, served as president and two others were presidential candidates. Such prominence be-speaks the importance of politics in the state's antebellum culture. For the first time in its history Tennessee developed a two-party system, one that was vigorous and exciting. In his study Paul H. Bergeron examines the development of this two-party competition by focusing on statewide contests. Two-party politics in Tennessee was marked by intense and evenly balanced competition, so muc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Politics and government
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Politik
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Geschichte (1834-1865)
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| SUBJECT |
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- To 1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133877
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| Subject |
Tennessee
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Tennessee
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813151236 |
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0813151236 |
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9780813162096 |
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0813162092 |
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