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The Earnest Men: Republicans of the Civil War Senate
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The Earnest Men: Republicans of the Civil War Senate Paperback - 2009

by Allan G. Bogue


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Taking a quantitative approach, Allan G. Bogue assesses the nature of radical and conservative Republicanism in the Civil War Senate, documents the distinctions among the senators, and clarifies the factors that encouraged or discouraged factionalism. The Earnest Men is divided into two parts: "Men, Context, and Patterns" and "The Substance of Disagreement." In Part One, Bogue investigates the backgrounds of the senators and the institutional structure of the Senate, and he examines the character of leadership exercised in the Senate chamber. He then uses roll-call analysis as a means of establishing distinctions between radical and moderate senators. To account for their voting patterns, he considers living arrangements, seating, regionalism, and election results.In Part Two, Bogue looks closely at the debates in the Senate in order to ascertain the nature of disagreements between radical and moderate Republicans in such policy-making areas as slavery, taxation, human rights, punishment and rehabilitation, and legislation affecting the border states. Taking issue with the idea that the Republicans were essentially unified on the issues of the day, he finds that their differences were widespread and important. A major study of the Senate in one of its most productive periods, The Earnest Men is a remarkable combination of systematic analysis and narrative history.

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  • Title The Earnest Men: Republicans of the Civil War Senate
  • Author Allan G. Bogue
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 372
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cornell University Press
  • Date 2009-09-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780801475696 / 0801475694
  • Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.71

About the author

Allan G. Bogue is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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