The Disruption of American Democracy
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The Disruption of American Democracy is a book published by American historian Roy Franklin Nichols
in 1948. Nichols won the Pulitzer Prize for History
for the book in 1949.
In the book, Nichols argued that the American Civil War
was not fundamentally the product of underlying social and economic forces. Instead, he looks to the machinations of "vote-hungry" politicians who calibrated their appeals in a culturally diverse society, which was speedily growing, so as to encourage regional and cultural groups to pursue objectives that led to the breakdown of the Union, something that most didn't seek or foresee.
Roy Franklin Nichols
Roy Franklin Nichols was an American historian and a Pulitzer Prize winner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History for The Disruption of American Democracy.-Biography:...
in 1948. Nichols won the Pulitzer Prize for History
Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. Many history books have also been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography...
for the book in 1949.
In the book, Nichols argued that the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
was not fundamentally the product of underlying social and economic forces. Instead, he looks to the machinations of "vote-hungry" politicians who calibrated their appeals in a culturally diverse society, which was speedily growing, so as to encourage regional and cultural groups to pursue objectives that led to the breakdown of the Union, something that most didn't seek or foresee.