The Republican Party: The Story of the Grand Old Party (Snapshots in History)

Anderson, Dale

ISBN 10: 0756524490 ISBN 13: 9780756524494

Publisher: Compass Point Books, 2007

Synopsis

In the 1850s, tension over the issue of slavery was splitting the United States and fracturing the political parties. Out of the wreckage of the old party system, the Republican Party took shape. The Republicans stood firmly against the further spread of slavery and pushed for new laws to build the American economy. Though their first candidate for president lost the election of 1856, Republican Abraham Lincoln won the White House just four years later, and the party was on the way to becoming a key force in American politics.

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• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0756524490
• ISBN 13: 9780756524494
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 96