Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 456-4920).

The major conclusion of this thesis is that Henry Watterson, while representative of the Redeemer element, was the product of a Jacksonian, rather than a Whig, heritage which had an ideology quite similar to the Redeemer appeal. In determining his exact philosophy the study shows that the editor was quite different from his contemporaries in the New South in both the substance and integrity of his beliefs.