book focuses on the emergence and expansion of the Republican Party and all the factions that affected it. Foner also discusses the different faction's beliefs on slavery, human rights, and labor. These factions were the Radicals, the Moderates, and the Conservatives which all agreed that slavery was a big crisis of the 1850s. Foner analytically examines the republic party by focusing on radicals, conservatives, and moderates. This consisted of a detailed explanation of each party's perspective on slavery, particularly southern slavery and the conditions they endured.
             Radicals believed that political parties were an opening to opportunity. Also, Radicals were even willing to abandon a party if it would help end slavery. The difference between the Radicals and the Moderates was that the conservatives believed that if the Union wanted to survive, they
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