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CONGRESS AND THE PEOPLE'S CONTEST
THE CONDUCT OF THE CIVIL WAR |
| By: |
Paul Finkelman (Editor), Donald R. Kennon (Editor), Jonathan H. Earle |
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Hardback |
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£54.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0821423045 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780821423042 |
| Publisher: |
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2018 |
| Series: |
Perspectives on the History of Congress, 1801-1877 |
| Pages: |
250 |
| Description: |
The American Civil War was the first ever to be fought with railroads moving troops and the telegraph connecting civilian leadership to commanders in the field. New developments arose at a moment's notice. As a result, the young nation's political structure and culture often struggled to keep up. When war began, Congress was not even in session. |
| Synopsis: |
The American Civil War was the first ever to be fought with railroads moving troops and the telegraph connecting civilian leadership to commanders in the field. New developments arose at a moment's notice. As a result, the young nation's political structure and culture often struggled to keep up. When war began, Congress was not even in session. By the time it met, the government had mobilized over 100,000 soldiers, battles had been fought, casualties had been taken, some civilians had violently opposed the war effort, and emancipation was underway.This set the stage for Congress to play catch-up for much of the conflict. The result was an ongoing race to pass new laws and set policies. Throughout it all, Congress had to answer to a fractured and demanding public.In Congress and the People's Contest, Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon have assembled some of the nation's finest scholars of American history and law to tease apart the fraught interactions between Congress and the American people as they navigated a cataclysmic and unprecedented war. Displaying a variety and range of focus that will make the book a classroom must, the essays here show how these interactions took place-sometimes successfully, and sometimes less so.Contributors: L. Diane Barnes, Fergus M. Bordewich, Jenny Bourne, Jonathan Earle, Lesley J. Gordon, Mischa Honeck, Chandra Manning, Nikki M. Taylor, and Eric Walther. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Ohio University Press |
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Non-returnable |
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