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This fascinating book looks at the select group of third parties that have made a real difference in U.S. politics and governance. In the critical 1860 election, Tennessee slave owner John Bell stood for a newly formed third party, the Constitutional Unionists. Concerned about the future of the Union, he took a moderate position he hoped would tamp down sectional passions. Bell won 40 percent of the vote in the South, belying the belief that all Southerners favored an immediate rush into secession -- and demonstrating that third parties have valuable lessons to teach about American history. Third parties have been a fixture in the American political landscape since the beginning of the two-party system. More than 300 of these groups have surfaced, but only a handful have made a real difference. Third-Party Matters: Politics, Presidents, and Third Parties in American History tells the intriguing stories of those 11 parties, starting with the antislavery Liberty Party of 1840. The parties deemed worthy of inclusion were selected because they met at least one of three criteria. They were spoilers who changed the outcome of an election, they had an important influence on government pol

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Author

Donald J. Green

Publisher

Praeger Publishers inc

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313365911

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, American Studies