Washington County: Politics and Community in Antebellum America

By Paul Bourke and Professor Paul Bourke

Book Overview

In the 1850s, Washington County, Oregon, gathered together a broad cross-section of antebellum America. More than that, however, it left for historians a rare opportunity to explore political, social, and cultural trends in American history due to its unique practice of viva voce voting--announcing individual ballots publicly rather than recording them in secret. Paul Bourke and Donald DeBats tap into this remarkable resource to reveal how individual political identities developed and political choices were made.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801859468
• ISBN13: 9780801859465
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher