The Origins of the Republican Party 1852-1856 by William E Gienapp

The Origins of the Republican Party 1852-1856 by William E Gienapp

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The Origins of the Republican Party 1852-1856 by William E Gienapp

During the 1850s, the Jacksonian party system broke down in the North and a new sectional party, the Republicans, succeeded the Whigs in the nation's two party system. Using demographic, voting, and other statistical analysis,as well as the more traditional methods and sources of political history, William Gienapp powerfully demonstrates that the organization of the Republican party was a difficult, complex, and lengthy process, and explains why, even after an inauspicious beginning, it ultimately became a potent political force.
'extremely impressive contribution to our understanding of the party's creation.. Gienapp has done exemplary work in unravelling the operation of American state and national politics in these years of upheaval ... He has given chronological and analytical clarity to a very confusing period, and has done so with vigour, readability and exhaustive research. His study is one of the most impressive works of scholarship among scores of books published in the last two decades on mid-19th-century American politics.' Times Higher Education Supplement
Gienapp, William E.: - William E. Gienapp is professor of history at Harvard University. He is the author of The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856.
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ISBN 13 9780195055016
ISBN 10 0195055012
Title The Origins of the Republican Party 1852-1856
Author William E Gienapp
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 1988-10-27
Number of pages 580
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