Holt, Michael F.

The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. First Printing. 1248, illus., tables, notes, bibliography, index, spine scuffed, some wear to spine edges and board corners, a few pages creased. An analysis of the Whig Party's founding, its much-frustrated career, and the reasons for its demise. This book provides context for the political careers of several Presidents. Condition: good.

Keywords: U.S. Presidents, Whig Party, Politics & Govt., Union Party, Andrew Jackson, Jacksonians, Henry Clay, Abolitionism, Compromise of 1850

ISBN: 0195055446

[Book #50733]

Price: $35.00