Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The tide of emigration
- 2 An electorate in motion
- 3 From meeting to election: migration and suffrage
- 4 The defended community: migration and elections
- 5 “A movable column”: migration and voting
- 6 The core community: migration and leadership
- 7 Migration and local politics: an antebellum election
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The tide of emigration
- 2 An electorate in motion
- 3 From meeting to election: migration and suffrage
- 4 The defended community: migration and elections
- 5 “A movable column”: migration and voting
- 6 The core community: migration and leadership
- 7 Migration and local politics: an antebellum election
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Politics of CommunityMigration and Politics in Antebellum Ohio, pp. 220 - 234Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1988