Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi : Masculinity, Honor, and the Antiparty Tradition, 1830-1860

1. A Savage Place: The Mississippi Frontier, Masculinity, and Political Culture in the 1830s
2. Early Autumn: An Episode from Mississippi's Political Culture: The Secession Crisis of 1849-51
3. Mortal Stakes: The Politics of Antipartyism
4. Small Vices: Voters, Elections, and the Myth of Party Domination
5. Playmates: Voting and Governing in the Neighborhood
6. Ceremony: The Ritual Power of Politics
7. Chance: Know Nothings and the Political Culture
8. Valediction: The Political Culture of Secession
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Keywords: HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) HIS036050