The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens
Matthew Pinsker, William P. MacKinnon, Douglas R. Egerton, Thomas J. Balcerski, Amy S. Greenberg
About this book
"The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era's most prominent politicians as well as the political landscapes they inhabited and informed. Both men called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, their home, and both were bachelors. During the 1850s, James Buchanan tried to keep the Democratic Party alive as the slavery debate divided his peers and the political system. Thaddeus Stevens, meanwhile, as Whig turned Republican, invested in the federal government to encourage economic development and social reform, especially antislavery and Republican Reconstruction"--
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- OL Work ID
- OL20160913W
Subjects
Buchanan, james, 1791-1868Stevens, thaddeus, 1792-1868United states, history, 1815-1861United states, politics and government, 19th centuryLegislators, united statesPoliticiansPolitical and social viewsHistoryPolitics and governmentLegislatorsBiographyAmerican Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01351658