Table of contents for A perfect war of politics : parties, politicians, and democracy in Louisiana, 1824-1861 / John M. Sacher.

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             "Is HE AN ADAMS OR JACKSON MAN?"
       The Early Stages of Party Development, 1824-1829 / 1

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  "SOMETHING BESIDES AN ADHERENCE TO NAMES IS NECESSARY"
          Two-Party Politics in Louisiana, 1829-1837 / 41

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 "DEMOCRACY HAS RISEN A HUNDRED PERCENT IN THIS MARKET"
The Triumph of Democrats and White Men's Democracy, 1838-1845 / 83

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      "VIRTUALLY ALL AGREE SOME CHANGE Is NECESSARY"
  Constitutions and Compromises: Whig Resurgence, 1845-1852 / 137

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                  "AN AGE OF PARTY SPIRIT"
 Parties, Campaigns, Government, and White Men's Democracy / 179





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      "AMERICA SHOULD BE GOVERNED BY AMERICANS"
  The Rise and Fall of the Know-Nothing Party, 1852-1856 / 221

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"LOUISIANA WILL ACT WITH HER SISTER STATES OF THE SOUTH"
        The Secession Crisis in Louisiana, 1857-1861 / 259


                       Epilogue / 303

         Appendix A: Presidential Election Results / 307

         Appendix B: Gubernatorial Election Results / 309