| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 306 pages) |
| Series |
Reconstructing America series ; no. 12 |
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Reconstructing America (Series) ; no. 12.
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| Contents |
Rehearsal in Missouri for the Liberal Republican Movement, 1865-1870 -- The Liberal Republican Conception of Party, 1848-1872 -- Preserving the Republic while defeating the slave power, 1848-1865 -- The Liberal Republican dilemma over reconstruction, 1865-1868 -- Legacies of the Civil War threaten the Republic, 1865-1872 -- Grant and the republic, 1868-1872 -- The national phase of the Liberal Republican Movement, 1870-1872 -- The experience of a third party in the nineteenth century -- The lasting effect of 1872 campaign rhetoric -- The Liberal Republicans try again, 1872-1876 |
| Summary |
In the election of 1872, the conflict between President U.S. Grant and Horace Greeley has been typically understood as a battle for the soul of the Republican Party. In this study, Andrew Slap argues that the campaign was more than a narrow struggle between party elites and a class-based radical reform movement |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
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| SUBJECT |
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 fast |
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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 fast |
| Subject |
Liberal Republican Party -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Liberal Republican Party fast |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1872
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Politics and government
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Presidents -- Election
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140437
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140441
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140443
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006036539 |
| ISBN |
9780823234998 |
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0823234991 |
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9780823247738 |
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0823247732 |
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1282775928 |
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9781282775923 |
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9786612775925 |
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6612775920 |
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