The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374154775 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Freeman, a professor of history and American studies at Yale University, is a leading authority on early national politics and political culture. Joanne B. Author of the award-winning Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic and editor of The Essential Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton: Writings, she is a cohost of the popular history podcast BackStory.
One representative even killed another in a duel. The previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil WarIn The Field of Blood, Joanne Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Funny, tragic, and rivetingly told, The Field of Blood offers a front-row view of congressional mayhem, and sheds new light on the careers of John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and other luminaries, as well as introducing a host of lesser-known but no less fascinating men. Freeman’s dramatic accounts of brawls and thrashings tell a larger story of how fisticuffs and journalism, and the powerful emotions
Author of the award-winning Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic and editor of The Essential Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton: Writings, she is a cohost of the popular history podcast BackStory. . About the AuthorJoanne B. Freeman, a professor of history and American studies at Yale University, is a leading authority on early national politics and political culture