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Parties, Politics, and the Sectional Conflict in Tennessee, 1832-1861
by Jonathan M. Atkins
ISBN: 0870499505
ISBN-13: 9780870499500
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of Tennessee Pr
Published date: 1997
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.9 pounds
Pages: 371
Publisher's Notes
In this thought-provoking study, Jonathan M. Atkins provides a fresh look at the partisan ideological battles that marked the political culture of antebellum Tennessee. He argues that the legacy of party politics was a key factor in shaping Tennessee's hesitant course during the crisis of Union in 1860-61. No previous book has so clearly detailed the role of party politics and ideology in Tennessee's early history. As Atkins shows, the ideological debate helps to explain not only the character and survival of Tennessee's party system but also the persistent strength of unionism in a state that ultimately joined the Southern cause.
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