Michael F Holt
Michael F. Holt is Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History Emeritus, University of Virginia. He is the author of many books, including The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party, The Political Crisis of the 1850s , and By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876.
Michael F. Holt is Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History Emeritus, University of Virginia. He is the author of many books, including The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party, The Political Crisis of the 1850s , and By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876. See less
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Michael F Holt book reviews
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The Political Crisis of the 1850s
Book reads as if author published first draft
Oy gevalt!!! [Yiddish expression meaning both "oh my God" and "enough already."]
This book is poorly written--even for an ACADEMIC book. And that's really saying something, because academics ... Read More
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Prologue to Conflict: The Crisis and Compromise of 1850
Still a gem
by martin q, Apr 25, 2013
Holman's work, now a half-century old, remains the best, most readable narrative of the Compromise. Read More
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The Political Crisis of the 1850s
Politics as the Cause for War
Conflict is good. Conflict of the political nature, suggests Michael F. Holt, prevented the coming of the Civil War for decades. Neither slavery, sectionalism, nor a Republican victory guaranteed the ... Read More
