{"product_id":"military-interference-with-the-election-christopher-slavens-9781736137017","title":"Military Interference With the Election in Delaware, November 4, 1862","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by order of the Delaware General Assembly in 1863, \u003cem\u003eMilitary Interference With the Election in Delaware, November 4, 1862\u003c\/em\u003e contains testimonies from nearly one hundred and thirty citizens about Republicans' use of federal troops to disarm volunteer militia companies and harass, assault, arrest, imprison, and disenfranchise Democratic voters. There are also dissenting voices who maintain that Southern-sympathizing Democrats planned to suppress the Republican or Union vote, and had to be restrained by force. The joint committee appointed by the General Assembly to investigate the controversy concluded that Republican politicians orchestrated a military invasion of Delaware \"to defeat the fair expression of the popular will at the polls by the potent influence of Federal bayonets.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first edition of the committee's report and journal was never reprinted, and is one of the rarest books about Delaware history. This new edition, transcribed and edited by Christopher Slavens, will enable readers to read the hundreds of pages of testimonies about the events of 1862 for themselves, and make up their own minds about what happened, and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Slavens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736137018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736137017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bald Cypress Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.32d","brand":"Christopher Slavens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199169679615,"sku":"9781736137017","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dfe30597-8fd9-4f90-8b3d-3f7939627a21.jpg?v=1727925250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/military-interference-with-the-election-christopher-slavens-9781736137017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}