Reviews for Crusaders and compromisers

The average rating for Crusaders and compromisers based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-09 00:00:00 Emmanuelle Oppeneau If you have an interest in Jacksonian/antebellum era US politics, then you'll likely enjoy this book. Very interesting perspective and insight into the party politics of the time. Ashworth draws from various sources and presents a cogent argument that there was a clear distinction not just between the two major parties of the Second Party System - the Whigs and the Democrats - but that there were less stringent but distinctive factions within the parties themselves. While not easily approachable for a casual reader, if you have a strong interest in this period of history, then this is one to pick up.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-12-18 00:00:00 Ronald Lafreniere Good description of the Tobacco Coast slave trade, where Maryland, Delaware and Virgina were used to breed slaves who were then sold south, to the killing states where they were worked to death. Many first-hand accounts included.