"These Whigs are Singing Songs Again!" Whig Songs as Campaign Literature Prior to the 1844 Presidential Race

Whig campaign strategists in the presidential election of 1840 developed new campaign tactics that included widespread use of campaign songs. They used these songs to sing the praises of their own candidate and policies while at the same time attacking the opposing party's candidate and policie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Page, James A. (James Allen), 1946-
Other Authors: Seligmann, Gustav L.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 1998
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277889/