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Howe studies the American Whigs with the thoroughness so often devoted their party rivals, the Jacksonian Democrats. He shows that the Whigs were not just a temporary coalition of politicians but spokesmen for a heritage of political culture received from Anglo-American tradition and passed... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
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First Sentence edit
"Of all the parties that have existed in the United States, the famous Whig party was the most feeble in ideas."
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daniel Walker Howe (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 0226354784
Page Count: 411
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 0226354784
Page Count: 411
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: JK2331 .H68
- Dewey: 329.4
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Antebellum
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › Political Parties
- Books › Nonfiction › Government › Federal Government
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