Martin Gottlieb

Lincoln's Northern Nemesis

The War Opposition and Exile of Ohio's Clement Vallandigham

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Produktbeschreibung

Clement Vallandigham, an Ohio opponent of the Civil War and of abolition, was thrown out of the country by Abraham Lincoln because of his political views. As a result of his banishment, Vallandigham became a martyr to his cause and was nominated for governor by the Democratic Party in 1863. He ran the race from exile. The stakes in this colorful campaign were enormous, and Lincoln was highly involved, worrying that a Vallandigham victory would be seen as a rejection of the war by voters. That could have been devastating to the Union cause. It also would likely have made Vallandigham--a former congressman from Dayton--a presidential prospect. This book tells the story of a unique event in American history: a president--significantly, Lincoln--banishing a leading opponent, with that opponent then being nominated by a major party for high office in an important state.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781476686295
• ISBN-10: 1476686297
• Artikelnr.: 62719405

Autorenporträt

Martin Gottlieb retired after 27 years as an award-winning editorial writer and-sometimes nationally distributed-columnist for the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Claims to Fame 1.
The Making of a Pro-Slavery Northerner 2.
Onto the National Stage 3.
Seeing John Brown (In the Mirror) 4.
The Westerner 5.
Response to Sumter: Founding Fatherhood Denied 6.
Defending Himself 7.
Love Among the Polarized 8.
The 1862 Fight for Freedom and Slavery 9.
Tom Lowe, Vallandighammer 10.
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 11.
Exiled, Welcomed and Removed 12.
Lincoln vs. Vallandigham 13.
The Campaign from Exile 14.
Lincoln's Election Night and the Post-Election Spin 15.
Literary Immortality 16.
Canadian Winter 17.
Vallandighammizing the Democrats 18.
After the War 19.
Wrong Gun in His Pocket 20.
What Ever Happened To...? Chapter Notes Bibliography Index