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Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum Democracy
Martin H. Quitt
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Description for Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum Democracy
hardcover. Demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party. Num Pages: 223 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524. 223 pages, 1 table. Demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight: 524.
This thematic biography demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path from a conflicted youth in Vermont to dim prospects in New York to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party and his belief that the federal government should respect the diversity of states and territories. His relationships with his mother, sister, teachers, brothers-in-law, other men and two wives are explored in depth. When he conducted the first cross-country campaign by a presidential candidate in American history, few among the hundreds of thousands that saw him in 1860 knew that his wife and he had just lost their ... Read more
This thematic biography demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path from a conflicted youth in Vermont to dim prospects in New York to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party and his belief that the federal government should respect the diversity of states and territories. His relationships with his mother, sister, teachers, brothers-in-law, other men and two wives are explored in depth. When he conducted the first cross-country campaign by a presidential candidate in American history, few among the hundreds of thousands that saw him in 1860 knew that his wife and he had just lost their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107024786
SKU
V9781107024786
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About Martin H. Quitt
Martin H. Quitt is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he has served as Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost for Research. He has published books on the history of the family and the colonial Virginia legislature as well as essays in social and political history. His article on English-Indian relations at Jamestown received ... Read more
Reviews for Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum Democracy
'Martin H. Quitt's sympathetic but unapologetic biography of Stephen A. Douglas departs from traditional studies of one of the dominant political figures of the antebellum era.' Erik B. Alexander, Journal of American History 'In terms of research, the book is marvelous; the author's intensive labor in secondary sources is awe-inspiring, and he has found new primary sources concerning Douglas's education, ... Read more