A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era (eBook)

Volume 2, Political Arguments

Thomas C. Mackey (Autor)

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2013 | 1
440 Seiten
University of Tennessee Press (Verlag)
978-1-62190-021-4 (ISBN)

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A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era is thefirst comprehensive collection of public policy actions, politicalspeeches, and judicial decisions related to the American Civil War.This three-volume set gives scholars and students easy access tothe full texts of both the most important, fundamental documentsas well as hard-to-find, rarely published primary sources on thiscritical period in U.S. history.Volume 2 in the series, Political Arguments, presents thewords of politicians, political party platforms, and administrativespeeches. It is divided into two sections. The first, Voices ofthe Politicians and Political Parties, comprises the platformsof the major (and some minor) parties from1856 to 1876. Alsoincluded are such pieces as Robert E. Lee's letter of resignationfrom the U.S. Army, a few key speeches by that rising politicianfrom Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, and a letter on the ';AmericanQuestion' written by a European observer, Karl Marx. Otheritems include examples of the 18601861 state ordinances ofsecession and addresses on emancipation and Reconstruction byJefferson Davis and by the Republican leader in the House ofRepresentatives, Thaddeus Stevens. Section two, Voices of the Administrations, containsrecords from the presidencies of James Buchanan, AbrahamLincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B.Hayes as well as a message from Confederate President JeffersonDavis telling his congress that the Southern cause was ';just andholy.' Classic documents such as Lincoln's announcement offorthcoming emancipation and the Emancipation Proclamationare here, as are lesser-known but important documents such asFrancis Lieber's 1863 revised law code for war, General Order100, and Attorney General James Speed's 1865 opinion supportingthe Johnson administration's decision to try the Lincoln murderconspirators by special military commission and not in the civiliancourts. Each of the selections in <i>Political Arguments<i> is precededby editor Thomas Mackey's introductory headnotes that explainthe document's historical significance and trace its lasting impact.These commentaries provide insight into not just law and publicpolicy but also the broad sweep of issues important to Civil Warera Americans. A Documentary History of the American Civil War Erais an essential acquisition for academic and public libraries inaddition to being a valuable resource for courses on the War andReconstruction, legal history, political history, and nineteenth-century American history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.5.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Voices of the Civil War
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Abraham Lincoln • academic libraries • A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era • American Civil War • American History • Andrew Johnson • Civil Rights • Civil War-era politics • Commentary • Documentary Collection • Emancipation • Emancipation Proclamation • Francis Lieber • General Order 100 • historical context • historical documents • historical impact • historical significance • James Buchanan • Jefferson Davis • Judicial Decisions • Karl Marx • Legal History • Lincoln assassination • nineteenth-century American history • political arguments • Political Discourse • Political History • political party platforms • Political Speeches • Primary Sources • Public Policy • reconstruction • Robert E. Lee • Rutherford B. Hayes • scholarly resource • Secession • teaching resource • Thaddeus Stevens • Thomas C. Mackey • three-volume set • Ulysses S. Grant
• ISBN-10: 1-62190-021-5 / 1621900215
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62190-021-4 / 9781621900214