The American Party Battle: Election Campaign Pamphlets, 1828-1876: Election Camp

Description: The American Party Battle: Election Campaign Pamphlets, 1828-1876 by Joel H. Silbey The nineteenth century was the heyday of furious contention between American political parties, and Joel Silbey has recaptured the drama and substance of those battles in a representative sampling of party pamphlets. The pamphlets demonstrate how, for this fifty-year period, political parties were surrogates for American demands and values. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The nineteenth century was the heyday of furious contention between American political parties, and Joel Silbey has recaptured the drama and substance of those battles in a representative sampling of party pamphlets. Political parties mapped the landscape of electoral and ideological warfare, constructing images of themselves and of their adversaries that resonate and echo the basic characteristics of Americas then reigning sets of ideas. The nature of political controversy, as well as the substance of politics, is embedded in these party documents which both united and divided Americans. Unlike todays party platforms, these pamphlets explicated real issues and gave insight into the society at large. Andrew Jacksons Democrats, Millard Fillmores Whigs, Abraham Lincolns Republicans, and other, lesser-known parties are represented here. The pamphlets demonstrate how, for this fifty-year period, political parties were surrogates for American demands and values. Broad in scope, widely circulated, catalysts for heated debate over the decades, these pamphlets are important documents in the history of American politics.In an excellent introduction, Silbey teases out and elucidates the themes each party stressed and took as its own in its fight for the soul of the nation. Author Biography Joel H. Silbey is President White Professor of History, Cornell University. Table of Contents VOLUME 2 New Issues and Parties: Americans, Republicans, andDivided Democrats, 1854-1860 A Few Considerations for Reflecting Voters (New York, 1855?) The Parties of the Day. Speech of William H. Seward at Auburn, October 21, 1856 (Washington, 1857) The Conspiracy to Break Up the Union. The Plot and Its Development...(Washington, 1860) Salient Points of the Campaign...(Springfield, 1860) The Culmination of the Battle for the Soul of America, 1861-1876 An Address...to the People of the States Which Adhere to the Federal Government (Washington, 1864) "Union" on Dis-Union Principles! The Chicago Platform, McClellans Letter of Acceptance...A Speech Delivered byAbram Wakeman, of New York,...Nov. 3, 1864 (New York, 1864) Modern Philanthropy Illustrated. How They Tried to Make a White Man of a Negro...(n.p., 1868) The Three Secession Movements in the United States. Samuel J. Tilden...the Adviser, Aider, and Abettor of the Great Secession Movement of 1860...(Boston, 1876) Review Silbeys preface, introduction and head notes are excellent. In accordance with his previous work, Silbey is emphasizing campaign rhetoric while politicians work up issues both substantive and circumstantial as they seek to persuade the electorate that their particular position on affairs of state is the correct one. In making their case, they describe their achievements and their goals in positive terms while they view the opposition negatively. One would expect this dialogue to prevail in a heated political campaign, but the style of the argument and the facts presented give major clues to the state of the society at any given time. Thus the pamphlets serve as a useful probe to a better understanding of the basic tensions that were developing in American culture that led to the Civil War and the ensuing Reconstruction. Silbey has made a good selection of pamphlets to reflect the partisan mood over nearly fifty years of contention or, as he puts it in one of his topical heads, the culmination of the battle for the soul of America. -- John Niven, Claremont Graduate School Review Quote Silbeys preface, introduction and head notes are excellent. In accordance with his previous work, Silbey is emphasizing campaign rhetoric while politicians work up issues both substantive and circumstantial as they seek to persuade the electorate that their particular position on affairs of state is the correct one. In making their case, they describe their achievements and their goals in positive terms while they view the opposition negatively. One would expect this dialogue to prevail in a heated political campaign, but the style of the argument and the facts presented give major clues to the state of the society at any given time. Thus the pamphlets serve as a useful probe to a better understanding of the basic tensions that were developing in American culture that led to the Civil War and the ensuing Reconstruction. Silbey has made a good selection of pamphlets to reflect the partisan mood over nearly fifty years of contention or, as he puts it in one of his topical heads, the culmination of the battle for the soul of America. Details ISBN0674026462 Publisher Harvard University Press Language English ISBN-10 0674026462 ISBN-13 9780674026469 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1999 Publication Date 1999-08-31 Imprint Harvard University Press Subtitle Election Campaign Pamphlets, 1828-76 Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Country of Publication United States Edited by Joel H. Silbey Birth 1933 Author Joel H. Silbey Pages 304 Short Title AMER PARTY BATTLE ELECTION CAM Illustrations None DOI 10.1604/9780674026469 Series Number 23 UK Release Date 1999-08-31 AU Release Date 1999-08-31 NZ Release Date 1999-08-31 US Release Date 1999-08-31 Series The John Harvard Library DEWEY 324.7097309034 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:17979092;

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