The Politics of Iowa During the Civil War and Reconstruction (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Politics of Iowa During the Civil War and Reconstruction (Classic Reprint) written by Olynthus Burroughs Clark and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Politics of Iowa During the Civil War and Reconstruction This work is intended to be a contribution to the history of politics in Iowa, during the period from 1860 to 1873, and more especially, through the State as a unit, to throw light upon the National situation. It aims to show the attitude of the State toward the National issues and the part played therein. It traces the changes in political opinion and the attendant party reorganizations. Thus is followed the solidar ity of the Republican party, the shifting policy of the Democracy, the question of a Union party with the attendant third-party, fusion schemes, to the cul mination of the Reconstruction issues in the Liberal Movement. Since the particular field is unworked, it has seemed best to follow, in the main, the chrono logical method of treatment. The study is the outgrowth of investigation into the politics of the northern States, during the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction, being carried on by Professor William A. Dunning of Columbia Uni versity. In the preparation of this work, the author is indebted to Professor Dunning, not only for his inspiration in its writing, but for his careful reading and revision of the manuscript. Special mention is due Mr. Fred K. Deming, sometime student of the writer, for his aid rendered in the gathering of data. The writer himself is responsible for the many short comings of the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.