General History of Political Parties, cont'd.. General Works, continued. Babcock, Benjamin F. The presidential favorites. A political hand-book, containing the portraits of thirty American statesmen, together with their biographies, and an epitome of every national political convention ever held in the United States. Also the status of the different political parties upon the questions of the tariff and silver... Washington: Campaign Pub. Co., 1896. 192 p. port. ID Baldwin, Joseph Glover. Party leaders; sketches of Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Randolph, of Roanoke, including notices of many other distinguished American statesmen. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1855. 369 p. AGZ Bascom, John. Growth of nationality in the United States; a social study. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. 213 B Contents: Introduction. The Supreme Court. Strife between the states and the United States. Strife between groups of states for control. Reconstruction and nationality. Strife between departments. Strife between classes. Conclusions. Not a great deal on actual party history. Beard, Charles Austin. American government and politics. New and revised edition. New York: Macmillan Co., 1914. 788 p. Bibliographical note, p. 769-775. IBZ Bishop, Joseph Bucklin. Early political caricature in America. (Century magazine. v. 44, p. 219-231. 1892.) * DA Interesting caricatures of the political parties included. Our political drama; conventions, campaigns, candidates. New York: ScottThaw Co., 1904. 236 p. ID "Lively descriptions of national conventions and campaigns, with illustrations and reproductions of cartoons." Beard, American Government. Has a good index. Blaine, James Gillespie. Twenty years of Congress: from Lincoln to Garfield... Norwich, Conn.: H. Bill Pub. Co., 1884-86. 2 v. IDF Contains much relating to party principles and activities during the period. Blanchard, Rufus. Rise and fall of political parties in the United States. Chicago: National School Furnishing Co., 1884. 218 p. ID Treated historically by presidential administrations. Also published under title: History of political parties in the United States. Boutwell, George Sewall. Reminiscences of sixty years in public affairs. New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1902. 2 v. IAE Contains much valuable material on party history, especially in Massachusetts. Bradford, Alden. History of the federal government, for fifty years, from March, 1789, to March, 1839. Boston: S. G. Simpkins, 1840. 480 p. ID History of presidential administrations and poli tics. Bradford, Gamaliel. The lesson of popular government. New York: Macmillan Company, 1899. 2 v. *R-SEF "The spirit of party." v. 1, p. 492–520. "The turn of the road." v. 2, p. 493-526. The latter chapter deals with the condition of parties and principles in 1898. Brooks, Noah. Short studies in party politics. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, ID 1895. 205 p. Contents: Some first things in American politics. The passing of the Whigs. When slavery went out of politics. The party platforms of sixty Bryce, James. The American commonwealth. New edition, completely revised throughout with additional chapters. New York: Macmillan Co., 1910. 2 v. *R-Room 300 "The party system." v. 2, p. 3-247. Buck, Solon Justus. Independent parties in the western states, 1873-1876. (In: Essays in American history dedicated to Frederick Jackson Turner. New York, 1910 p. 137-164.) IAG Channing, Edward, and others. Guide to the study and reading of American history. Boston: Ginn and Co., 1912. 650 p. rev. ed. Desk-Room 300 Extremely full bibliographies, including political parties; treated by periods. Chevalier, Michael. Society, manners, and politics in the United States; being a series of letters on North America. Translated from the third Paris edition. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Co., 1839. 467 p. IID "Movement of parties. Bank question." 55-68. p. beginning to date... Boston: B. A. Fowler & Co., 1889. 1097 p. 13. ed., rev. First edition 1882. The New York Public Library has editions of 1882 and 1885. Book 1. History of the political parties. Book 2. Political platforms. Book 3. Great speeches on great issues. Book 4. Parliamentary practice, etc. Book 5. Existing political laws. Book 6. Federal blue book. Book 7. Tabulated history of politics. Cox, Isaac Joslin, editor. Selections from the Torrence papers. I.-VII. Arranged and edited by Isaac Joslin Cox. Cincinnati [1906-11]. (Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio. Quarterly publications. v. 1, no. 3; v. 2, no. 1, 3; v. 3, IAA no. 3; v. 9, no. 3; v. 6, no. 2-7.) "National Politics of the Jacksonian era, as illustrated by the Findlay letters." Cox, Samuel Sullivan. Three decades of federal legislation, 1855 to 1885. Personal and historical memories of events preceding, during, and since the American civil war... Providence, R. I.: J. A. & R. A. Reid, 1886. 726 p. IAE Incidentally contains much on party affairs and issues. "Review of American political ideas and practices ...critical rather than narrative or expository." Cf. chap. 2. The Federalists and Republicans, Democrats and Whigs, Slavery, Reconstruction, etc., to the present time. Conclusion: "The individual and the national purpose." Cutts, James Madison. A brief treatise upon constitutional and party questions, and the history of political parties, as I received it orally from the late Senator Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1866. 221 p. ID Political views of Stephen A. Douglas. "Origin, history, and state of parties, from the formation of the government down to the administration of President Pierce." P. 125-157. Other references of value in history of political parties. Doehn, Rudolf. Die politischen Parteien in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, mit Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtige politische Parteistellung in Deutschland; eine politisch-historische Studie. Leipzig: O. Wigand, 1868. 311 p. ID General History of Political Parties, cont'd. General Works, continued. Fallows, Samuel. The American manual and patriot's handbook. Chicago: The Century Book & Paper Co., 1889. 423 p. IAG Fess, Simeon Davidson. The history of political theory and party organization in the United States. Boston: Ginn & Co., 1910. 451 p. ID Fessenden, William. The political farrago; or, A miscellaneous review of politics in the United States, from the administration of Washington, to that of Mr. Jefferson in 1806... By Peter Dobbins, Esq. i. e., William Fessenden.] Brattleboro Vt.: printed by William Fessenden for himself, 1807. 59 p. ID Political differences of Federalists and Republicans. Defense of Jefferson. Fitch, George. Political facts, a textbook of history; the Democratic and other parties; men and measures. Baltimore: J. B. Piet & Co., 1883. 247 p. ID Flanders, Joseph R. A sketch of political parties and their principles, and an exposition and advocacy of the Jeffersonian theory of government. Springfield, Ill.; Springfield Printing Co., 1881. 66 p. Fleming, Walter Lynwood. Documentary history of reconstruction: political, military, social...1865 to the present time. Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1906-07. 2 v. *R-Room 300 con Includes documents and party platforms nected with both national and southern political history. Ford, Henry Jones. The rise and growth of American politics; a sketch of constitutional development. New York: Macmillan Co., 1898. 409 p. ID Fox, Dorus M. History of political parties, national reminiscences, and the Tippecanoe movement... Des Moines: the author, 1895. 541 p. ID Gordy, John Pancoast. Political history of the United States, with special reference to the growth of political parties. v. 1-2. New York: H. Holt and Co., 1900-2. 2 v. 2. ed., rev. ID v. 1 has title: A history of political parties in the United States. First edition in 1895. Work was intended to be completed in three or four volumes. Bibliographical references in footnotes. Greeley, Horace. Recollections of a busy life. New York: J. B. Ford and Co., 1868. 624 p. "Including reminiscences of American politics and politicians, from the opening of the Missouri compromise to the downfall of slavery." Greeley, Horace, and J. F. CLEVELAND, compilers. A political text-book for 1860: comprising a brief view of presidential nominations and elections, including all the national platforms ever yet adopted; also, a history of the struggle respecting slavery in the territories, and of the action of Congress as to the freedom of the public lands, with the most notable speeches and letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas... etc...and returns of all presidential elections since 1836. New York: Tribune Association, 1860. 254 p. ID Greene, Evarts Boutell. Some aspects of politics in the middle West, 1860-70. (Wisconsin Historical Society. Proceedings, 1911. p. 60–76.) IAA Harris, Alexander. A review of the political conflict in America, from the commencement of the anti-slavery agitation to the close of Southern reconstruction; comprising also a resume of the career of Thaddeus Stevens; being a survey of the struggle of parties, which destroyed the republic and virtually monarchized its government. New York: T. H. Pollock, 1876. 517 p. ID Hart, Albert Bushnell. The American nation: a history. v. 1-27. New York: Harper & Bros., cop. 1904-08. *R-Room 300 Volumes 11-27, treating of the period after 1800, treat more or less fully of political parties in connection with the events of the period covered by each volume. v. 27 of the series is an analytical index. Each volume contains "A critical essay on authorities." The volumes most useful in connection with this bibliography, are the following: v. 11. Bassett, J. S. The Federalist system, 1789-1801. 1906. 327 p. v. 12. Channing, Edward. The Jeffersonian system, 1801-1811. 1906. 299 p. v. 13. Babcock, K. C. ality, 1811-1819. 1906. Rise of American nation339 P. v. 14. Turner, F. J. Rise of the new West, 1819-1829. 1906. 366 p. v. 15. MacDonald, William. Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1837. 1906. 345 P v. 17. Garrison, G. P. Westward extension, 1841-1850. 1906. 366 p. v. 18. 1859. Smith, T. C. 1906. 341 p. Parties and slavery 1850 v. 22. Dunning, W. A. Reconstruction, politi cal and economic, 1865-1877. 1907. 378 p. v. 24. Dewey, D. R. National problems, 18851897. 1907. 360 P. General History of Political Parties, cont'd. General Works, continued. Salmon Portland Chase. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1899. 463 p. 12°. (American statesmen.) AN Useful for the history of the Free Soil and Liberty parties, and the beginnings of the Republican party. Harvey, Charles M. Handbook of American politics; parties and issues from 1789 to 1896, especially the silver, the tariff, the greenback and the southern questions. St. Louis: I. Haas [cop. 18961. 153 p. ID p.v.12, no.6 Harvey, George. The political predestination of Woodrow Wilson. (North American review. v. 193, p. 321-330. 1911.) * DA "Review of the records of presidential elections since 1840 with characterization of the candidates and consideration of the conditions that prevailed." Haynes, Frederick Emory. Forward movements in politics since the Civil war. (Iowa journal of history and politics. v. 11, p. 147–165. 1913.) IAA The new sectionalism. (Quarterly journal of economics. v. 10, p. 269–295. 1896.) TAA Concerning the division in political interests between the East and the West and South. Treats especially of the Populist party. History of the Federal and Democratic parties in the United States, from their origin to the present time. By a citizen of Wayne county, Ind. Richmond [Ind.: Richmond Democratic Association, 1837. ID p.v.1 56 p. Campaign document. Hoar, George Frisbie. Autobiography of seventy years. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1903. 2 v. *R-AN attending their formation and development, and with a reprint of the several party platforms. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. 477 p. Houghton, Walter Raleigh. Conspectus of the history of political parties and the federal government. Indianapolis: Granger, Davis & Co., 1880. 85 p. 4°. ID History of American politics (nonpartisan), embracing a history of the federal government and of political parties in the colonies and United States from 1607 to 1882. Indianapolis: F. T. Neely & Co., 1883. 550 p. Howe, Daniel Wait. Political history of secession, to the beginning of the Civil war. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. 649 p. IIR Hudson, William Cadwalader. Random recollections of an old political reporter New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1911. 271 P. ports. ID Mr. Hudson for more than forty years was in close contact with the politics and politicians of New York state and the United States. Jennings, Louis John. Eighty years of republican government in the United States. London: J. Murray, 1868. 288 1B "Party government." p. 142-176. A very able study of the American political system by an Englishman. Similar in scope to Bryce. Reflects the political situation directly following the Civil war. Johnson, Allen. Stephen A. Douglas: a study in American politics. New York: Macmillan, 1908. 503 p. ID Bibliographical footnotes. Johnston, Alexander. American political history, 1763-1876; edited and supplemented by James Albert Woodburn. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. 2 v. ID v. 1. The Revolution, the Constitution, and the growth of nationality, 1763-1832. v. 2. The slavery controversy, Civil war and reconstruction, 1820-1876. "These volumes have been prepared to present in more convenient form the series of articles on American political history contributed to Lalor's Cyclopædia of political science, political economy, and political history, by the late Prof. Alexander Johnston." Preface. Full bibliographies at end of chapters. Early political parties, 1789-1801, v. 1, p. 203234. Political parties, 1824-1876, v. 2, p. 178-279. Parties after 1861, v. 2, p. 554-588. History of American politics; revised and enlarged by William M. Sloane, continued by Winthrop More Daniels. New York: H. Holt and Co., 1910. 445 ID Authorities, p.v.-vii. book. Julian, George Washington. Political recollections, 1840 to 1872. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1884. 384 p. ID "Devoted mainly to facts and incidents connected McLaughlin, Andrew Cunningham, and A. B. HART. Cyclopedia of American government. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1914. 3 v. *R-SEC Includes articles on all the political parties. The best reference work on the subject. McLean, John. Letters of John McLean to John Teesdale; edited by William Salter. [Cincinnati? 1899.1 717-740 p. ID p.v.1, no.7 Repr.: Bibliotheca Sacra. Oct., 1899. McLean was a prominent Whig from Ohio. The letters date from 1846 to 1859, and give a good view of the condition of national politics during that period, especially as concerned the Whig party, and Ohio in national politics. McMaster, John Bach. American political parties, popularly explained: 1. The Federalists, Whigs, and Republicans. II. The Native American (Know-Nothing), Labor, and Democratic parties in the United States. (In: Self culture. v. 4, p. SSA 193-198, 393-400. 1896-97.) A history of the people of the United States, from the Revolution to the Civil war. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1883-1913. 8 v. IAE each "The scope of these volumes includes political See index to parties and party activities. volume under party name. Chapter 43 (v. 5) is on 'Socialistic and labor reforms, and in it attention is paid to Free Enquirers, Workingmen's party, and the Anti-Masonic movement." Cf. note in Library of Congress bibliography. Political history of the United States; outline of the lectures delivered before the junior class, Wharton School. Philadelphia: Department of American History, University of Pennsylvania, 1890. 119 p. ID Outline of the lectures delivered before the senior class, Wharton School. Philadelphia, 1891. 319 p. ID Text of important party platforms at end. With the fathers: studies in the history of the United States. New York: IAG D. Appleton & Co., 1896. "The political depravity of the fathers." p. 7185. "The riotous career of the Know-Nothings." p. 87-106. McPherson, Edward. A handbook of politics for 1868 to 1894]. Washington, 1868-94. 14 v. Issued biennially. ID The political history of the United States of America, during the great Rebellion, including...an appendix containing the principal political facts of the campaign of 1864... Washington: J. J. Chapman, 1882. 653 p. 4. ed. The New York Public Library has editions of 1864 and 1865. The political history of the United States of America during the period of reconstruction (from April 15, 1865, to July 15, 1870)... Washington: Solomons & Chapman, 1875. 648 p. 2. ed. IL Reprint of his Political manuals, 1866-1870, with revisions and corrections. A valuable collection of documents, including party platforms. Political manual for 1866 [to 1870]. Washington: Philp and Solomons, 1866-70. 5 v. ID Macy, Jesse. Political parties in the United States, 1846-1861. New York: Macmillan Co., 1900. 333 p. (The citizen's library.) Bibliography, p. 319-326. ID |