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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Baron, Frank |
| Title, Analytic | Abraham Lincoln and the German Immigrants: Turners and Forty-Eighters |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | Supplemental Issue, vol. 4, 2012 |
| Location in Work | 1-254, ill. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical notes and references and index of names. |
| Abstract | Examines "when, how, and why" the German immigrant vote became crucial in Abraham Lincoln's political calculations. Baron focuses on "the movement of the Turners and the Forty-Eighters; New York, Kansas, Iowa, Maryland, Indiana, and Illinois receive special attention." Contents: Introduction --- The Radical Turners of New York --- The Campaign against Slavery in Kansas --- The Movement against Immigrants --- Lincoln's Gamble for the German Immigrant Vote --- A Thwarted Movement and Lincoln's Nomination --- Lincoln's Election --- Conclusions. --- Appendices: A. Felix Reifschneider, The New York Turner Society --- B. Engelhardt and Feigel, An Appeal to the Germans --- C. [Heinrich Metzner], Sigismund Kaufmann --- D. [Wilhelm Pfaender], Correspondence from Kansas --- E. [Hugo Tafel], The Turner Society of Leavenworth, Kansas --- F. Hugo Tafel, The Turner Society of Leavenworth, Kansas --- G. The Canisius Correspondence --- H. Excerpt from Wilhelm Rapp's Letter to His Father, June 30, 1861 --- I. [Wilhelm Rapp], The Edward Bates Candidacy, April 10, 1896 --- J. An Appeal to the Turner Societies of the United States --- K. An Appeal to German Republicans --- L. The Republican Convention in Chicago, May 24, 1860 --- M. The Republican Convention in Chicago, May 31, 1860 --- N. The German Republican Newspapers of the United States --- O. [Henry Villard], Report on the Election --- Bibliography --- Index of Names. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865/ Forty-eighters/ Political activity/ Political influence/ Turners/ Slavery/ 19th century/ United States -- History |