The Collapse of the American Whig Party
FAIN: FA-11494-76
Michael F. Holt
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA 22903-4833)
To examine the collapse of the Whig Party in the 19th century. Study will integrate disparate developments at the local, state, and national levels of government into a coherent explanation of the party's demise. Major focus will be on what happened to the individual state parties.