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The Most Consequential Elections in History: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
Nation & World
- July 23, 2008
Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 was probably the most consequential election in American history.
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In a Massacre, the Seeds of a Civil War
By Linda L. Creighton -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Americans slaughtered their countrymen in the bloody Battle of Waxhaws in the woods of South Carolina
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Like Lee at Antietam, GOP Maps Long War
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- October 12, 2007
There are a lot of battles Rep. Tom Cole could draw on to size up where his minority House Republicans stand going into the 2008 elections.
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Family Ties Drive Civil War Effort
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 9, 2007
As a history buff and former Navy secretary, it shouldn't surprise many that Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb is a fan of preserving Civil War battlefields.
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Book List: America's Three Regimes
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- September 6, 2007
A new political history spans the 'deferential-republican,' 'party-democratic,' and 'populist-bureaucratic' eras.
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