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The American Political Nation, 1838-1893

1838 - 1893

By: Joel Silbey

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The American Political Nation, 1838-1893

1838 - 1893

By: Joel Silbey

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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Stanford University Press

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0804766665

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9780804766661

Storm over Texas

The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War

By: Joel H. Silbey

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Storm over Texas

The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War

By: Joel H. Silbey

In the spring of 1844, a fiery political conflict erupted over the admission of Texas into the Union. This hard-fought and bitter controversy profoundly changed the course of American history. Indeed, as Joel Silbey argues in Storm Over Texas, it marked the crucial moment when partisan differences were transformed into a North-vs-South antagonism, and the momentum towards Civil War leaped into high gear. Silbey, one of America's most renowned political historians, offers a swiftly paced and compelling narrative of the Texas imbroglio, which included an exceptional cast of characters, from John C. Calhoun and John Quincy Adams, to James K. Polk and Martin Van Buren. We see how a series of unexpected moves, some planned, some inadvertent, sparked a crisis that intensified and crystallized the North-South divide. Sectionalism, Silbey shows, had often been intense, but rarely widespread and generally well contained by other forces. After Texas statehood, it became a driving force in national affairs, ultimately leading to Southern secession and Civil War. With subtlety, great care, and much imagination, Joel Silbey shows that this brief political struggle became, in the words of an Alabama congressman, "the greatest question of the age"--and a pivotal moment in American history.

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Oxford University Press

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0199881499

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9780199881499

Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics

By: Joel H. Silbey

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Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics

By: Joel H. Silbey

Chronicles the life of Martin Van Buren, focusing on his role in the development and transformation of American politics in the early part of the nineteenth century.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742522431

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9780742522435

Storm over Texas

The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War

By: Joel H. Silbey

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The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War

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Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System

Studies of the Principal Structures, Processes, and Policies of Congress and the State Legislatures Since the Colonial Era

By: Joel H. Silbey

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Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System

Studies of the Principal Structures, Processes, and Policies of Congress and the State Legislatures Since the Colonial Era

By: Joel H. Silbey

V.1. The American legislative system in historical context -- Legislative recru itment, personnel, and elections -- v.2. Legislative structures and processes - - Legislative behavior -- v.3. Legislatures and public policy -- Legislatures w ithin the political system.

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MacMillan Publishing Company

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Book's by Joel H. Silbey

The American Political Nation, 1838-1893

The American Political Nation, 1838-1893

Storm over Texas

Storm over Texas

Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics

Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics

Storm over Texas

Storm over Texas

Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System

Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System

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