"Gentleman George" Hunt Pendleton
Subtitle: party politics and ideological identity in nineteenth-century America
By: Thomas S. Mach.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780873389136
Subjects: Pendleton, George H. -- 1825-1889; United States. -- Congress -- Biography; Democratic Party (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; Diplomats -- United States -- Biography; Civil service reform -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865; United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1883; Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865; Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The early years; title: The young politician from Cincinnati; title: The tortuous course : Pendleton and the peace Democrats; title: Pendleton the obstructionist; title: From victory came defeat; title: Pendleton and party unity : the Ohio idea; title: The great railroad case and the road to the Senate; title: "Kicking against the goads" : Pendleton and civil service reform; title: Minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary of the United States to Germany.