Wide awake : the forgotten force that elected Lincoln and spurred the Civil War
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New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
Physical Description
xviii, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - First Floor - New Item | 973.68 GRI | Checked out |
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Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Influence.
Political campaigns -- United States -- 1860.
Political clubs -- United States -- 1815-1861.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Political campaigns -- United States -- 1860.
Political clubs -- United States -- 1815-1861.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes biographical references and index.
Summary
"At the start of the 1860 presidential campaign, a handful of fired-up young Northerners appeared as bodyguards to defend anti-slavery stump speakers from frequent attacks. The group called themselves the Wide Awakes. Soon, hundreds of thousands of young White and Black men, and a number of women, were organizing boisterous, uniformed, torch-bearing brigades of their own. These Wide Awakes--mostly working-class Americans in their twenties--became one of the largest, most spectacular, and most influential political movements in our history. To some, it demonstrated the power of a rising majority to push back against slavery. To others, it looked like a paramilitary force training to invade the South. Within a year, the nation would be at war with itself, and many on both sides would point to the Wide Awakes as the mechanism that got them there."--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Grinspan, J. (2024). Wide awake: the forgotten force that elected Lincoln and spurred the Civil War . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grinspan, Jon. 2024. Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grinspan, Jon. Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Grinspan, Jon. Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
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