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- Freedom, Union, and Power: Lincoln and His Party in the Civil War
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: Fordham University Press
- Series: The North's Civil War
summary
Freedom, Union, and Power analyzes the beliefs of the Republican Party during the Civil War, how those beliefs changed, and what those changes foreshadowed for the future. The party's pre-war ideology of free soil, free labor, free menchanged with the Republican ascent to power in the White House. With Lincoln's election, Republicans faced something new-responsibility for the government. With responsibility came the need to wage a war for the survival of that government, the country, and the party. And with victory in the war came responsibility responsibility for saving the Union-by ending slavery-and for pursuing policies that fit into their belief in a strong, free Union.Michael Green shows how Republicans had to wield federal power to stop a rebellion against freedom and union. Crucial to their use of federal power was their hope of keeping that power-the intersection of policy and politics.
Table of Contents
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- ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES
- pp. ix-x
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xvii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- Chapter Five: The Republicans and Slavery
- pp. 142-176
- CONCLUSION
- pp. 331-350
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 351-388
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823247899
Related ISBN(s)
9780823222759
MARC Record
OCLC
811403288
Pages
398
Launched on MUSE
2012-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
No