Freedom, union, and power: Lincoln and his party during the Civil War

"In this political history, Michael Green analyzes the ideology of the Republican Party from the election of 1860 to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Drawing on a remarkably wide range of sources. Green traces the evolution and transformation of Republican beliefs during the Civil War, cha...

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Main Author: Green, Michael S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Fordham Univ. Press 2004
Edition:1st ed.
Series:The North's Civil War 27
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Summary:"In this political history, Michael Green analyzes the ideology of the Republican Party from the election of 1860 to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Drawing on a remarkably wide range of sources. Green traces the evolution and transformation of Republican beliefs during the Civil War, charting the ways in which the Party's pre-war ideology of "free soil, free labor, and free men" changed with the ascent to power and against the realities of governing in a time of war." "Through his study of leading Republicans, as individuals and as a group, Green identifies Republican ideology as the ideology of freedom, union, and power: upholding freedom, preserving the Union, and retaining political power. With Lincoln's election, Republicans faced something new - responsibility for the government. With responsibility came the need to wage war for the survival of that government, the country, and the party."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVII, 398 S.
ISBN:0823222756

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