Think polarization is new to American politics? Harvard research reveals counties with the highest slave populations in 1860 ...
Preface -- Republican storm rising? -- Democrats' trials and tribulations -- Democrats' nominations : Act I -- The third way -- Republicans choose an "available" man -- Democrats' nominations : Act II ...
Direct Abolitionist Engagement in Politics, 1688-1807 -- Continuity and Transition, 1807-1830 -- Escalation, 1831-1840 -- The Rise and Fall of the Abolition Lobby, 1836-1845 -- Discord, Relationships, ...