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- catalog abstract "The Republican party has always been fascinating to those who subscribe to its principles, as well as to those who take an alternative stand on the issues. In The Republicans: From Lincoln to Bush, Robert Allen Rutland has brought a clear and concise understanding of this political party to the general reader. The book is a lucid and fast-paced overview of the Republican party from its beginnings in the 1850s through the 1994 congressional elections, which saw the. Democratic domination of the House and Senate come to an abrupt end. In a crisp, highly readable style, Rutland begins by explaining how the "obnoxious" Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 overturned the Missouri Compromise, inflamed the North, and caused the collapse of the Whig and American parties. The result was the birth of the Republican party, whose purpose was to oppose the Democrats and stop the spread of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was elected the first Republican. President in 1860.".
- catalog contributor b9681844.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Democratic domination of the House and Senate come to an abrupt end. In a crisp, highly readable style, Rutland begins by explaining how the "obnoxious" Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 overturned the Missouri Compromise, inflamed the North, and caused the collapse of the Whig and American parties. The result was the birth of the Republican party, whose purpose was to oppose the Democrats and stop the spread of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was elected the first Republican.".
- catalog description "Fusion out of confusion -- Taney tosses a torch -- The rail-splitter triumphs -- The republic is saved -- The party predominant -- Popular vote lost, electoral college won -- Wheeling and dealing -- Bully pulpit for a president -- Trouble in high places -- An era of good feeling, version II -- "The republic survives!" -- The Republican resurrection -- The nine lives of Richard Nixon -- The Reagan "Revolution" and beyond.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-262) and index.".
- catalog description "President in 1860.".
- catalog description "The Republican party has always been fascinating to those who subscribe to its principles, as well as to those who take an alternative stand on the issues. In The Republicans: From Lincoln to Bush, Robert Allen Rutland has brought a clear and concise understanding of this political party to the general reader. The book is a lucid and fast-paced overview of the Republican party from its beginnings in the 1850s through the 1994 congressional elections, which saw the.".
- catalog extent "xi, 277 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Republicans.".
- catalog identifier "0826210902 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Republicans.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press,".
- catalog relation "Republicans.".
- catalog subject "324.2734 20".
- catalog subject "JK2356 .R87 1996".
- catalog subject "Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Fusion out of confusion -- Taney tosses a torch -- The rail-splitter triumphs -- The republic is saved -- The party predominant -- Popular vote lost, electoral college won -- Wheeling and dealing -- Bully pulpit for a president -- Trouble in high places -- An era of good feeling, version II -- "The republic survives!" -- The Republican resurrection -- The nine lives of Richard Nixon -- The Reagan "Revolution" and beyond.".
- catalog title "The Republicans : from Lincoln to Bush / Robert Allen Rutland.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".