A Whig Embattled

A Whig Embattled
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Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015002165648
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Book Synopsis A Whig Embattled by : Robert J. Morgan

Download or read book A Whig Embattled written by Robert J. Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party

The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 1298
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ISBN-10 : 9780199830893
ISBN-13 : 0199830894
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Book Synopsis The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party by : Michael F. Holt

Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party written by Michael F. Holt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, Michael F. Holt gives us the only comprehensive history of the Whigs ever written. He offers a panoramic account of the tumultuous antebellum period, a time when a flurry of parties and larger-than-life politicians--Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren, and Henry Clay--struggled for control as the U.S. inched towards secession. It was an era when Americans were passionately involved in politics, when local concerns drove national policy, and when momentous political events--like the Annexation of Texas and the Kansas-Nebraska Act--rocked the country. Amid this contentious political activity, the Whig Party continuously strove to unite North and South, emerging as the nation's last great hope to prevent secession.

The Opposition Presidency

The Opposition Presidency
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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 1585441570
ISBN-13 : 9781585441570
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Book Synopsis The Opposition Presidency by : David A. Crockett

Download or read book The Opposition Presidency written by David A. Crockett and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a president’s governing philosophy is out of step with the dominant ideology of the culture, his options for leadership are much different FROM those of a leader more in sync with the times. Such opposition leaders face distinctive challenges and opportunities for effectiveness. They should be judged by different standards, argues political scientist David Crockett. Crockett has analyzed presidents from Whig times through the Clinton presidency to develop a model for understanding presidential success and the strategies that are appropriate to the circumstances. Focusing on the terms of TWELVE opposition presidents, Crockett details the approaches they have taken to maximize their own goals and maintain political power. He illustrates vividly how these leaders must balance personal and partisan success and he lays out the relationship between personality or character and the larger political context. All opposition presidents face roughly the same type of leadership situation governing in an era in which they do not control the power to define politics but Crockett’s broad historical perspective demonstrates that they do not all handle this situation in the same way. Studying the presidency in such a political context enables Crockett to break free of the one-size-fits-all model of presidential leadership. Leadership strategies are contingent and context-bound, and the wise president understands the constraints history places on his leadership. In the case of opposition presidents, history demonstrates that pursuing a path of moderation is far healthier than launching a frontal assault on the governing party. It is healthier for the president and his party and healthier for the political system as a whole. Breaking free of the standard focus on post-World War II presidencies, this historically rich, analytically sophisticated, and extremely readable volume offers challenging understandings of presidential effectiveness. Students of American politics will join scholars of the presidency in welcoming its innovative and tightly argued perspectives.

The Republican Vision of John Tyler

The Republican Vision of John Tyler
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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9781603447256
ISBN-13 : 1603447253
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Book Synopsis The Republican Vision of John Tyler by : Dan Monroe

Download or read book The Republican Vision of John Tyler written by Dan Monroe and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians have generally ranked John Tyler as one of the least successful chief executives, despite achievements such as the WebsterAshburton treaty, which heralded improved relations with Great Britain, and the annexation of Texas. Why did Tyler pursue what appears to have been a politically selfdestructive course with regard to both his first party, the Democrats, and his later political alliance, the Whigs? Monroe has set out to explain the beliefs that led to Tyler=s resigning his Senate seat and exercising politically suicidal presidential vetoes as well as examines the crises Tyler faced during his term in the House: the Panic of 1819, the financially tottering national bank, and the Missouri debate.

A Whig Embattled

A Whig Embattled
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Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000027202814
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Book Synopsis A Whig Embattled by : Robert J. Morgan

Download or read book A Whig Embattled written by Robert J. Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poems describing different feelings, places, and things.

Lewis Cass and the Politics of Moderation

Lewis Cass and the Politics of Moderation
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Publisher : Kent State University Press
Total Pages : 478
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ISBN-10 : 0873385365
ISBN-13 : 9780873385367
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Book Synopsis Lewis Cass and the Politics of Moderation by : Willard Carl Klunder

Download or read book Lewis Cass and the Politics of Moderation written by Willard Carl Klunder and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A champion of spread-eagle expansionism and an ardent nationalist, Cass subscribed to the Jeffersonian political philosophy, embracing the principles of individual liberty; the sovereignty of the people; equality of rights and opportunities for all citizens; and a strictly construed and balanced constitutional government of limited powers.

John Tyler, the Accidental President

John Tyler, the Accidental President
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9780807872239
ISBN-13 : 0807872237
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Book Synopsis John Tyler, the Accidental President by : Edward P. Crapol

Download or read book John Tyler, the Accidental President written by Edward P. Crapol and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Tyler, the Accidental President