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The rise and fall of the American Whig Party : Jacksonian politics and the onset of the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19184
Author
Holt, Michael F.
Date of Publication
1999.
Call Number
324.2732 H758
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Responsibility
Michael F. Holt.
ISBN
0195055446 (alk. paper)
9780195055443 (alk. paper)
Author
Holt, Michael F.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
xviii, 1248 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [1181]-1201) and index.
Summary
"The political home of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Horace Greeley, and the young Abraham Lincoln, the American Whig Party was represented at every level of American politics - local, state, and federal - in the years before the Civil War, and controlled the White House for eight of the twenty-two years that it existed. Now, in The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party, Michael Holt gives us the only comprehensive history of the Whigs ever written - a monumental history covering in rich detail the American political landscape from the Age of Jackson to impending disunion."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Whig Party (U.S.) - History.
Whig Party (U.S) - History.
Whigs (USA)
United States - Politics and government - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
324.2732 H758
Websites
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America in 1857 : a nation on the brink

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Author
Stampp, Kenneth M.
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
973.68 S783
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Responsibility
Kenneth M. Stampp.
ISBN
0195039025 (alk. paper)
9780195039023 (alk. paper)
0195074815 (pbk)
9780195074819 (pbk)
Author
Stampp, Kenneth M.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
ix, 388 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Autographed by the author.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-376) and index.
Contents
A new year and a fresh start -- Politics and the social milieu -- James Buchanan : President-elect -- The President, the Chief Justice, and a slave named Scott -- The heart of the matter : slavery and sectionalism -- Popular sovereignty, Kansas style -- Dog days -- Flush times and an autumn panic -- Northern politics : the parties in equipoise -- Politics as farce : the Lecompton Constitution -- Politics as tragedy : Buchanan's decision -- 1858 : the fruits of Lecompton.
Summary
It was a year packed with unsettling events. The Panic of 1857 closed every bank in New York City, ruined thousands of businesses, and caused widespread unemployment among industrial workers. The Mormons in Utah Territory threatened rebellion when federal troops approached with a non-Morman governor to replace Brigham Young. The Supreme Court outraged northernRepublicans and abolitionists with the Dred Scott decision ("a breathtaking example of judicial activism"). etc.
Subjects
Political science.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
USA
United States.
United States - History, 1845-1861
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 S783
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Producers versus capitalists : constitutional conflict in antebellum America

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Author
Freyer, Tony Allan.
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
323.46 F893
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Responsibility
Tony A. Freyer.
ISBN
0813914965
9780813914961
0813914973 (pbk.)
9780813914978 (pbk.)
Author
Freyer, Tony Allan.
Place of Publication
Charlottesville
Publisher
University Press of Virginia,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
x, 250 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
Constitutionalism and democracy
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-240) and index.
Contents
1. Constitutionalism, Capitalism, and Antebellum Society -- 2. Constitutionalism and the Associational Economy -- 3. Taxation and Capitalist Accountability -- 4. Taking Property -- 5. Railroad Accidents and Capitalist Accountability.
Summary
Throughout much of American history the relationship between the Constitution and capitalism has been contentious. Recently, however, consensus has replaced conflict as the framework for understanding capitalism's relationship to constitutional development. Thus the recurrent struggles between producers and capitalists (financiers, speculators, corporations, and the like) over the constitutionality of capitalistic practices have come to be viewed simply as politically manageable tensions within a liberal-capitalist consensus. This study focuses on how antebellum constitutional law and principles responded to and shaped producers' appeals for protection from capitalists' predations. Placing the constitutional system's operation in the context of the nation's profound ideological and social conflicts, Tony A. Freyer suggests that the normative force of constitutional values often enabled pro-producer, protectionist policies to be enacted, despite an emerging corporate and mercantile capitalist consensus. The first chapter sets out a framework for understanding the social basis of constitutionalism and its policymaking impact between 1800 and 1860. Subsequent chapters employ this framework in the setting of the mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. They focus on four principal policy areas: debtor-creditor relations, taxation, eminent domain, and railroad accidents. This mid-Atlantic region is intended to serve as a federal system in miniature, offering opportunities for comparative analysis. By illuminating the interplay between social conflict and constitutional institutions, the book reveals a policy-making process which was dynamic, reflecting a multiplicity of values and supporting diverse producer interests, many of which conflicted with those of corporate and mercantile capitalists. Freyer challenges established historical interpretations not only of social-class conflict but also of the Supreme Court under chief justices John Marshall and Roger B. Taney, with particular regard to states' rights versus federal power and the growth of the Constitution's contract, commerce, and judicial clauses. Thus the book will be of interest not only to political scientists and to judges, lawyers, and professors of law but also to historians and general readers.
Rights
Loose, Jack
Subjects
Right of property - United States
Capitalism - United States
Ondernemers.
Verfassung
Eigentum
Kapitalismus
United States - Economic conditions - To 1865.
USA
Business - Related to - Politics - History
United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
323.46 F893
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5b83d068-5566-4b26-b0f4-030370312914
Collection
YMCA, YWCA Records
Title
YMCA, YWCA Records
Object ID
MG0319
Date Range
1859-1961
#, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Business records Newsletters YMCA of the USA Young Women’s Christian Association Search Terms: Business records Camp Shand Camp Totem Finding aids
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Collection
YMCA, YWCA Records
Title
YMCA, YWCA Records
Description
This collection contains papers and records of the YMCA and YWCA in Lancaster, including the 1859 constitution and by-laws of the YMCA. Newsletters for both organizations outline services and classes offered, lecture series, meetings, and information about health and fitness. Brochures advertise Camp Shand and Camp Totem from 1947-1961. Several items list committee members and officers for the associations.
System of Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series:
Series 1 YMCA
Series 2 YWCA
Date Range
1859-1961
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1859-1961
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
Subjects
Business records
Newsletters
YMCA of the USA
Young Women's Christian Association
Search Terms
Business records
Camp Shand
Camp Totem
Finding aids
Kepler Lodge
Manuscript groups
Newsletters
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA
Extent
1 box, 19 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0319
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), YMCA, YWCA Records (MG0319), Series #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-319
Classification
MG0319
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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