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Washington Brotherhood
Rachel A. Shelden
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Description for Washington Brotherhood
Paperback. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Traditional portrayals of politicians in antebellum Washington, D.C., describe a violent and divisive society, full of angry debates and violent duels, a microcosm of the building animosity throughout the country. Yet, in Washington Brotherhood, Rachel Shelden paints a more nuanced portrait of Washington as a less fractious city with a vibrant social and cultural life. Politicians from different parties and sections of the country interacted in a variety of day-to-day activities outside traditional political spaces and came to know one another on a personal level. Shelden shows that this engagement by figures such as Stephen Douglas, John Crittenden, Abraham Lincoln, ... Read more
Traditional portrayals of politicians in antebellum Washington, D.C., describe a violent and divisive society, full of angry debates and violent duels, a microcosm of the building animosity throughout the country. Yet, in Washington Brotherhood, Rachel Shelden paints a more nuanced portrait of Washington as a less fractious city with a vibrant social and cultural life. Politicians from different parties and sections of the country interacted in a variety of day-to-day activities outside traditional political spaces and came to know one another on a personal level. Shelden shows that this engagement by figures such as Stephen Douglas, John Crittenden, Abraham Lincoln, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Civil War America
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469626505
SKU
V9781469626505
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About Rachel A. Shelden
Rachel Shelden is assistant professor of history at Georgia College and State University, USA.
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