"Young Men for war": The Wide Awakes and Lincoln's 1860 Presidential Campaign.

The article discusses the Wide Awakes, a revolutionary political organization of young men formed in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. The Wide Awakes were in favor of the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and were the first major campaign organization to adopt a military motif. The author examines...

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Publicado en:Journal of American History Vol. 96; no. 2; pp. 357 - 379
Autor principal: Grinspan, Jon
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Sep2009
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