The Election of 1860: "a Campaign Fraught with Consequences"
- ISBN-10
- 0700624872
- ISBN-13
- 9780700624874
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Publisher
- American Presidential Election
- Author
- Michael F. Holt
Description
The Election of 1860 by a preeminent scholar of American history disrupts the familiar narrative for this pivotal election with a clearer and more comprehensive account of how the election unfolded and what it was actually about.
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