Title: Parties, politics, and, the sectional conflict in Tennessee, 1832-1861
First published: 1997
Description: In this thought-provoking study, Jonathan M. Atkins provides a fresh look at the partisan ideological battles that marked the political culture of antebellum Tennessee. He argues that the legacy of party politics was a key factor in shaping Tennessee's hesitant course during the crisis of Union in 1860-61. No previous book has so clearly detailed the role of party politics and ideology in Tennessee's early history. As Atkins shows, the ideological debate helps to explain not only the character and survival of Tennessee's party system but also the persistent strength of unionism in a state that ultimately joined the Southern cause.
Subjects: History, Politics and government, Political culture, Political parties, Sectionalism (United States), Tennessee, politics and government, Political parties, united states, Sectionalism (U.S.)
Places: Tennessee
Time periods: 19th century, To 1865
LC classification: F436 .A85 1997