Lincoln's pathfinder, John C. Frémont and the violent election of 1856, John Bicknell
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Lincoln's pathfinder, John C. Frémont and the violent election of 1856, John Bicknell
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-344) and index
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non fiction
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Lincoln's pathfinder
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bibliography
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961409003
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John Bicknell
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John C. Frémont and the violent election of 1856
Summary
"The election of 1856 was the most violent peacetime election in American history. Amid all the violence, the campaign of the new Republican Party, headed by famed explorer John C. Fremont, offered a ray of hope that had never before been seen in the politics of the nation--a major party dedicated to limiting the spread of slavery. For the first time, women and African Americans became actively engaged in a presidential contest, and the candidate's wife, Jessie Benton Fremont, played a central role in both planning and executing strategy while being a public face of the campaign. The 1856 campaign was also run against the backdrop of a country on the move, with settlers continuing to spread westward facing unimagined horrors, a terrible natural disaster that took hundreds of lives in the South, and one of the most famous Supreme Court cases in history, which set the stage for the Civil War. Fremont lost, but his strong showing in the North proved that a sectional party could win a national election, blazing the trail for Abraham Lincoln's victory four years later"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Prologue: "We can't conceive of a greater piece of mischief" -- "A new man" -- "A fugitive from freedom" -- The first Northern victory -- "Not a mere aggregation of Whigs, Know-Nothings, and dissatisfied Democrats" -- Bleeding Nebraska -- A month of violence -- "The Union is in danger" -- "Free soil, free speech, free man, and Fŕmont" -- "The severest deadliest blow upon slavery" -- "The hardships that we should have to endure" -- "A roseate and propitious morn now breaking" -- Epilogue: "Does any man dream that it would settle the controversy?"
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- HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography
- 1853-1857
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- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1853-1857
- Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1856
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