The American Political Nation, 1838-1893

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ISBN: 9780804723381 | 0804723389
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/1/1994

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This is a detailed analysis and description of a unique era in American political history, one in which political parties were the dominant dynamic force at work structuring and directing the political world.

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Introduction: "The Lost Atlantis"	p. 1
The Contours of the American Political Nation: The Road to 1838	p. 5
"The Country Demands the Existence of Parties"	p. 33
"Organize! Organize! Organize!"	p. 46
The Connecting Tissue: Ideas, Principles, and Policies in American Politics	p. 72
"There Is No Middle Ground": The Idioms of Political Warfare, 1838-1860	p. 90
"The Moral Power of Any Party": The Boundaries of Politics in a Partisan Political Nation	p. 109
The Shrine of Party	p. 125
"To the Polls": The Structure of Popular Voting Behavior, 1838-1892	p. 141
"To the Polls": The Voter Decides	p. 159
The Party State: Partisan Government in a Partisan Political Nation	p. 176
"Talk Not of Regularity and Party Associations": Challengers in the American Political Nation, 1838-1893	p. 196
"When the Honor of the Country and the Vitality of Their Government Are at Stake": The System Ages, 1865-1893	p. 215
Epilogue: After the Fall	p. 237
Notes	p. 255
Contemporary Newspapers and Journals	p. 321
Bibliographic Note	p. 323
Index	p. 331
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