Lectures in History Preview: 1850's Collapse of the Two-Party System
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An installment in American HIstory TV's weekly series visiting college history classrooms around the United States.
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March 12, 2012 (about 12 years ago)An installment in American HIstory TV's weekly series visiting college history classrooms around the United States.
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