The Reconstruction of the New York Democracy, 1861-1874

by Jerome Mushkat

Offers an intensive study of the internal dynamics of the Democratic system of one state. The book's coverage ranges from 1861, when the crisis of disunion threatened the party's demise, through 1874, when it fully reconstructed itself and set a political pattern that lasted into the next century.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Jerome Mushkat is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Akron.