The Cacophony of Politics: Northern Democrats and the American Civil War

by J. Matthew Gallman

The Cacophony of Politics charts the trajectory of the Democratic Party as the party of opposition in the North during the Civil War. A comprehensive overview, this book reveals the myriad complications and contingencies of political life in the Northern states and explains the objectives of the nearly half of eligible Northern voters who cast a ballot against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.

The party's famous slogan "The Union as it was,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813946565
• ISBN13: 9780813946566
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.0" x 9.2"