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Memories of the Ford administration : a novel

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17732
Author
Updike, John.
Edition
1st trade ed.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
813.54 U66
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Responsibility
John Updike.
ISBN
0679416811 :
Author
Updike, John.
Edition
1st trade ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
371 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371).
Summary
"When historian Alfred "Alf" Clayton is invited by an academic journal to record his impressions of the Gerald R. Ford Administration (1974-77), he recalls not the political events of the time but rather a turbulent period of his own sexual past. Alf's highly idiosyncratic contribution to Retrospect consists not only of reams of unbuttoned personal history but also of pages from an unpublished project of the time, a chronicle of the presidency of James Buchanan (1857-61). The alternating texts mirror each other and tell a story in counterpoint, a frequently hilarious comedy of manners contrasting the erotic etiquette and social dictions of antebellum Washington with those of late-twentieth-century southern New Hampshire. Alf's style is Nabokovian. His obsessions are vintage Updike. " [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
Ford, Gerald R., - 1913-2006
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868
Presidents - United States - Fiction.
United States - Politics and government - 1974-1977 - Fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 U66
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James Buchanan and the American empire

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo55
Author
Binder, Frederick M.
Date of Publication
c1994
Call Number
923.173 B918bi
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Frederick Moore Binder.
ISBN
0945636644 (alk. paper)
Author
Binder, Frederick M.
Place of Publication
Selinsgrove [Pa.] : London ; Cranbury, NJ
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press ; Associated University Presses,
Date of Publication
c1994
Physical Description
318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-308) and index.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States
United States - Foreign relations - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918bi
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The boys' war : Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War

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Author
Murphy, Jim,
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
973.715 M978
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Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War
Responsibility
by Jim Murphy.
ISBN
0590456040 (pbk.)
Author
Murphy, Jim,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Scholastic,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
110 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Published by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.
Summary
Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.
Confederate States of America. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Children - Juvenile literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.715 M978
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Mr. Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1047
Author
Buchanan, James,
Date of Publication
1990,1865.
Call Number
923.173 B918b 1990
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Responsibility
James Buchanan.
ISBN
083695212X :
Author
Buchanan, James,
Place of Publication
Salem. N.H
Publisher
Ayer Company, Publishers,
Date of Publication
1990,1865.
Physical Description
x, 296 p. 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1865 ed.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - History - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918b 1990
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James Buchanan and the political crisis of the 1850s

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo59
Date of Publication
c1996.
Call Number
923.173 B918bir
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Responsibility
edited by Michael J. Birkner.
ISBN
094563689X (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Selinsgrove [Pa.] : London ; Cranbury, NJ
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press ; Associated University Presses,
Date of Publication
c1996.
Physical Description
215 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and index.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Additional Author
Birkner, Michael J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918bir
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Toys with nine lives : a social history of American toys

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Author
McClary, Andrew,
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
790.133 M126
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Responsibility
by Andrew McClary.
ISBN
0208023860 (alk. paper)
9780208023865 (alk. paper)
Author
McClary, Andrew,
Place of Publication
North Haven, Conn
Publisher
Linnet Books,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
ix, 258 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-251) and index.
Contents
Dorothy's world: toys 100 years ago -- Machine-made toys -- Indoor toys and changing play -- Model kits -- Tournament toys and organized play -- Fad toys, marketing, and invention -- Toys that relive the past -- Tops -- Marbles -- Propellor toys -- Noisemakers I, II -- Hoops -- Dolls -- Shooters -- Blocks.
Summary
Considers how toys changed over the centuries in America as a rural society was gradually urbanized.
Subjects
Toys - United States - Juvenile literature.
Toys
United States - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
790.133 M126
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Catherine Mary White Foster's Eyewitness Account of the Battle of Gettysburg, with Background on the Foster Family Union Soldiers

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Author
Murdoch, David A.
Date of Publication
1995
Call Number
974.842 A211p v. 1 p. 45
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Responsibility
edited by David A. Murdoch.
Author
Murdoch, David A.
Place of Publication
Gettysburg, Pa
Publisher
Adams County Historical Society
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
45-67 p. ill. 23 cm.
Notes
In: Adams County, History, v. 1, p. 45
Subjects
Foster family.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
974.842 A211p v. 1 p. 45
Copy Info
1995
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The life and times of Mr. Buchanan : a story that might have been told by his faithful housekeeper and friend, "Miss Hetty" Parker

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14312
Author
Stoner, Pamela T.
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
923.173 B918st
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Responsibility
by Pamela T. Stoner.
Author
Stoner, Pamela T.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The James Buchanan Foundation ,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
10 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Miss Hetty" serves as the narrator for this story. May have been used as a text for volunteers at Wheatland.
Subjects
Buchanan, James , - 1791-1868 - Fiction.
Additional Author
Parker, Esther.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918st
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The Amish

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Author
Israel, Fred L.
Date of Publication
1996.
Call Number
305.687 I85
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Responsibility
Fred L. Israel.
ISBN
0791033686
0791033902 (pbk.)
Author
Israel, Fred L.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers,
Date of Publication
1996.
Physical Description
100 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Series
The immigrant experience
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96) and index.
Contents
The plain people -- History of the Amish -- Practices and beliefs -- The home and the farm -- Education -- The Amish today.
Summary
Surveys the history, beliefs, and customs of the Amish.
Subjects
Amish - United States - Juvenile literature.
Amish.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
305.687 I85
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The Thaddeus Stevens papers guide and indexes to the microfilm edition

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Date of Publication
1994
Call Number
923.2 S846p
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Responsibility
Beverly Wilson Palmer, editor; Holly Byers Ochoa, assistant editor
ISBN
084204146X
Place of Publication
Wilmington, DE
Publisher
Scholarly Resources, Inc.
Date of Publication
1994
Physical Description
175. p. 28 cm.
Notes
To be used in conjunction with microfilm edition under the same title.
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868 - Indexes - Archives.
Legislators - United States.
United States - Politics and government - 1849-1877 - Sources.
Additional Author
Palmer, Beverly Wilson.
Ochoa, Holly Byers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 S846p
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Bachelor father : James Buchanan as a family man

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Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
923.173 B918kL
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Alternate Title
James Buchanan :
Bachelor father and family man
Responsibility
Philip Shriver Klein.
Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
James Buchanan Foundation,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Title from P. 1.
Originally published: Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine, v. 50, no. 3, July 1967.
Portrait on cover.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Family.
Additional Corporate Author
James Buchanan Foundation.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918kL
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How much is that in real money? : a historical price index for use as a deflator of money values in the economy of the United States

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Author
McCusker, John J.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
332.4973 M128
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Responsibility
John J. McCusker.
ISBN
0944026338
9780944026335
Author
McCusker, John J.
Place of Publication
Worcester
Publisher
American Antiquarian Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
p. 297-373 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, volume 101, part 2"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Includes prices for the United States from 1700-1991, for Great Britain from 1600-1991, and American Revolutionary War currency depreciation tables.
Subjects
Prices - United States
Consumer price indexes - United States
Money - United States
Value
Consumer price indexes.
Money.
Prices.
Value.
United States.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
332.4973 M128
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A directory of the eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County : giving the names and ages of males and females, published by cities, boroughs, wards, townships, precincts or towns, in connection with a business directory of the same for advertising purposes ... together with a brief historical resume of each district, statistics, etc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22249
Date of Publication
©1999.
Call Number
974.817 D598
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Alternate Title
Eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County
Place of Publication
Mt. Vernon, Ind
Publisher
Windmill Publications,
Date of Publication
©1999.
Physical Description
1060 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes
Facsimile reproduction of the ed. from: Lebanon, Pa. : E.E. Schartel, 1891.
"The reproduction of this publication has been made possible through the sponsorship of the Schuylkill County Historical Society"--Title page verso.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.
Registers of births, etc.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Census, 1890.
United States - Census, 11th, 1890.
Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.
United States.
Census data.
Genealogy.
Additional Corporate Author
Schuylkill County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.817 D598
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American families : a research guide and historical handbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1726
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
306.85 A512
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Responsibility
edited by Joseph M. Hawes and Elizabeth I. Nybakken.
ISBN
0313262330 (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Greenwood Press,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
viii, 435 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-393) and index.
Contents
The study of the American family / Joseph M. Hawes and Elizabeth I. Nybakken -- Changing approaches to the study of family life / Maris A. Vinovskis and Laura McCall -- The preindustrial family (1600-1815) / Ross W. Beales, Jr. -- The new model middle-class family (1815-1930) / Marilyn Dell Brady -- Families face the Great Depression (1930-1940) / Winifred D. Wandersee -- Families, World War II, and the baby boom (1940-1955) / Judith Sealander -- New rules : postwar families (1955-present) / Steven Mintz -- Women and families / Margaret M. Caffrey -- African American families / Karen Anderson -- Native American families / Nancy Shoemaker -- Immigrant working-class families / Selma Berrol.
Subjects
Family - United States
Family research literature - United States.
Additional Author
Hawes, Joseph M.
Nybakken, Elizabeth I.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
306.85 A512
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The battle of the roses : the "first capital" controversy

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1991.
The Battle of the Roses: The "First Capital" Controversy By John Ward Willson Loose Lancaster's neighbor across the Susquehanna River—the city of York— delights in proclaiming itself the "First Capital of the United States of America." So far has this bit of boosterism gone that "First Capital" has
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
[90]-92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.93, no. 3
Summary
Article in which Mr. Loose of Lancaster,Pa. challenges the claim of York County that York was the first capital of the United States since the Articles of Confederation were adopted while the Continental Congress was in session there. The Congress had moved there when the British captured Philadelphia during the American Revolution. Some residents of Lancaster believe that Lancaster was the capital of the United States for the one day it spent there before moving on to York. Loose explains his reasoning that neither city was ever the capital.
Subjects
Capitals (Cities)
United States - Capital and capitol.
York (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 3 (1991), p. 90-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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Poles and Russians in the 1870 census of New York City : full alphabetical index for the second enumeration (with a partial index for the first enumeration)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9568
Author
Silverman, Marlene.
Date of Publication
c1993.
Call Number
929.3 S587
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Responsibility
researched and prepared by Marlene Silverman.
Author
Silverman, Marlene.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Landsmen Press,
Date of Publication
c1993.
Physical Description
viii, 94, 74 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Polish Americans - New York (State) - New York - Genealogy.
Russian Americans - New York (State) - New York - Genealogy.
Registers of births, etc. - New York (State) - New York.
New York (N.Y.) - Genealogy.
New York (N.Y.) - Census, 1870.
United States - Census, 9th, 1870.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 S587
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The life of Billy Yank : the common soldier of the Union

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14015
Author
Wiley, Bell Irvin,
Date of Publication
1997, c1952.
Call Number
973.715 W673
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Responsibility
Bell Irvin Wiley.
ISBN
0807104760 (pbk.)
Author
Wiley, Bell Irvin,
Place of Publication
Baton Rouge
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press,
Date of Publication
1997, c1952.
Physical Description
454 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Series
Civil War classic
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-446) and index.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Military life.
Soldiers - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.715 W673
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Roll of honor : names of soldiers who died in defense of the American Union, interred in the national cemeteries

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8855
Date of Publication
1994-
Call Number
973.76 R749
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Responsibility
U.S. Quartermaster's Department.
ISBN
0806314125 (no. 16)
0806314133 (no. 7-10)
0806314141 (no. 11-13)
0806314176 (no. 14-15)
0806314184 (no. 16-17)
0806314192 (no. 18-19)
0806314206 (no. 20-21)
0806314214 (no. 22-23)
0806314222 (no. 24-25)
0806314494 (no. 26-28)
0806314117 (set)
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1994-
Physical Description
v. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Vol. 1 includes: Alphabetical index to places of interment of deceased Union soldiers in the various states and territories, as specified in Rolls of honor nos. I-XIII.
Nos. 26-27: "Reprinted with statement of the disposition of some of the bodies of deceased Union soldiers and prisoners of war whose remains have been removed to national cemeteries in the Southern and Western states."
Contents
Nos. I-VI -- nos. VII-X -- nos. XI-XII --
Subjects
Soldiers - United States
Registers of births, etc. - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers of dead.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Quartermaster's Dept.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.76 R749
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Government by judiciary : the transformation of the fourteenth amendment

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Author
Berger, Raoul,
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
342.73 B496
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Responsibility
Raoul Berger ; with a foreword by Forrest McDonald.
ISBN
0865971439 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780865971431 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0865971447 (pbk.)
9780865971448 (pbk.)
Author
Berger, Raoul,
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Indianapolis
Publisher
Liberty Fund,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
xxiv, 555 p. : ill., ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-516) and indexes.
Subjects
United States.
Political questions and judicial power - United States.
Civil rights - United States.
Judge-made law - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
342.73 B496
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Nativism and slavery : the northern Know Nothings and the politics of the 1850's

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Author
Anbinder, Tyler.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
320.973 S532
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Responsibility
Tyler Anbinder.
ISBN
0195072332
9780195072334
Author
Anbinder, Tyler.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
xv, 330 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and index.
Summary
Although the United States has always portrayed itself as a sanctuary for the world's victim's of poverty and oppression, anti-immigrant movements have enjoyed remarkable success throughout American history. None attained greater prominence than the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, a fraternal order referred to most commonly as the Know Nothing party. Vowing to reduce the political influence of immigrants and Catholics, the Know Nothings burst onto the American political scene in 1854, and by the end of the following year they had elected eight governors, more than one hundred congressmen, and thousands of other local officials including the mayors of Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago. After their initial successes, the Know Nothings attempted to increase their appeal by converting their network of lodges into a conventional political organization, which they christened the "American Party." Recently, historians have pointed to the Know Nothings' success as evidence that ethnic and religious issues mattered more to nineteenth-century voters than better-known national issues such as slavery. In this important book, however, Anbinder argues that the Know Nothings' phenomenal success was inextricably linked to the firm stance their northern members took against the extension of slavery. Most Know Nothings, he asserts, saw slavery and Catholicism as interconnected evils that should be fought in tandem. Although the Know Nothings certainly were bigots, their party provided an early outlet for the anti-slavery sentiment that eventually led to the Civil War. Anbinder's study presents the first comprehensive history of America's most successful anti-immigrant movement, as well as a major reinterpretation of the political crisis that led to the Civil War.
Subjects
American Party.
American Party
Nativism.
Antislavery movements - United States.
Know-Nothings.
United States - Politics and government - 1853-1857.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Politics - History, 1845-1861
United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
320.973 S532
Websites
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0603/91043352-d.html
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780195072334.pdf
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