Washington brotherhood, politics, social life, and the coming of the Civil War, Rachel A. Shelden, The University of Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
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Washington brotherhood, politics, social life, and the coming of the Civil War, Rachel A. Shelden, The University of Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index
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Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Washington brotherhood
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
838415655
Responsibility statement
Rachel A. Shelden, The University of Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
Series statement
Civil War America
Sub title
politics, social life, and the coming of the Civil War
Summary
"Traditional portrayals of politicians in antebellum Washington, D.C., describe a violent and divisive society, full of angry debates and violent duels, a microcosm of the building animosity throughout the country. Yet, in Washington Brotherhood, Rachel Shelden paints a more nuanced portrait of Washington as a less fractious city with a vibrant social and cultural life. Politicians from different parties and sections of the country interacted in a variety of day-to-day activities outside traditional political spaces and came to know one another on a personal level. Shelden shows that this engagement by figures such as Stephen Douglas, John Crittenden, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Stephens had important consequences for how lawmakers dealt with the sectional disputes that bedeviled the country during the 1840s and 1850s--particularly disputes involving slavery in the territories. Shelden uses primary documents--from housing records to personal diaries--to reveal the ways in which this political sociability influenced how laws were made in the antebellum era. Ultimately, this Washington "bubble" explains why so many of these men were unprepared for secession and war when the winter of 1860-61 arrived"--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
adult
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- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865
- Politicians -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Statesmen -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
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- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865
- Politicians -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Statesmen -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
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