
1993
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An examination of the relationship between evangelical Protestant piety and political life in the 20 years before the Civil War, addressing the question of how effectively evangelicals engaged in secular politics, how far they fashioned American political culture and party development, and how instrumental they were in shaping the lines of sectional antagonism. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Author
Richard J. Carwardine
Author · 5 books
Richard Carwardine is Rhodes Professor of American History emeritus and the former President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford University.