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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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The Whig Almanac, And Politician'S Register For 1838

The Whig Almanac, And Politician'S Register For 1838

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General ReferenceGeneral Political ScienceGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9354509878
ISBN13: 9789354509872
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before the ballot was a headline, it was a table. Facts first; rhetoric comes later. Names, offices, dates. The Whig Almanac, and Politician's Register for 1838 is an american political almanac from the 1830s United States, built for readers who wanted facts at their fingertips: antebellum election coverage, party talking points, and a practical government officeholders list. Part historical politicians directory, part campaign-season handbook, it captures whig party politics at full voice, alongside the civic machinery of antebellum American politics. Today it reads as nineteenth century political ephemera with real weight: a political history reference book for anyone tracing how power was organised, argued, and recorded on the eve of national upheavals. For family historians, it can also serve as a genealogy research source, helping place local and federal figures within a wider public record. Compiled for immediate use, the tone is brisk and the detail dense, turning routine listings into a snapshot of governance. Dip in for a name, or follow the network of offices that connected states and Washington in the period. More than curiosity, this register is a window into early American campaign history and the information culture that shaped it: what voters were told, what offices mattered, and how public service was catalogued. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this complete facsimile reprint is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure for casual browsers, students of political tradition, and classic-literature collectors who value original-era documents.

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