{"product_id":"jersey-blue-9780813526942","title":"Jersey Blue","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGillette takes a broader view of the politics of the Civil War as he touches on the economy, geography, demography, immigration, nativism, conscription, and law. The result is a pioneering history of New Jersey that deepens our understanding of the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGilette has done Civil War studies in the North a service by exploring in great depth the interrelated political issues of slavery, expansion, unionism, and dissent. . . . [It's] the most comprehensive and penetrating study of New Jersey politics in the Civil War era. * Civil War History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Change and Continuity, 1854-1856\u003cbr\u003e 2. Precarious Balance, 1857-1859\u003cbr\u003e 3. Contests for the Presidential Nominations of 1860\u003cbr\u003e 4. Party Paralysis and Unionist Consensus: The Election of 1860\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Union in Peril: New Jerseyans React to Secession\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Politics of Patriotism, 1861\u003cbr\u003e 7. New Jerseyans Go to War\u003cbr\u003e 8. Partisanship in Wartime, 1862\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Perils of Power: Democratic Factionalism in Early 1863\u003cbr\u003e 10. War Crises in 1863\u003cbr\u003e 11. Preelection Skirmishing in Early 1864\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Wounds of War: The Presidential Election of 1864\u003cbr\u003e 13. Northern Triumph and National Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Fruits of Victory: The State Election of 1865\u003cbr\u003e Statistical Appendix \/ Lex Renda","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405773644119,"sku":"9780813526942","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813526942.jpg?v=1730493566","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jersey-blue-9780813526942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}