The Civil War income tax and the Republican Party, 1861-1872 / Christopher Shepard.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Shepard, Christopher Michael.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 196 p.

Table of Contents

• The American system
• Formation of the Republican Party
• First federal income tax, 1861
• The revision of 1862
• The 1864 tax law
• The attempt of a flat tax rate, 1865-1868
• A deep divide, 1870
• One last try, 1871
• Republicans since 1872.