Dividing the union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise /

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Autor Principal: Hall, Matthew W., 1945- (Author)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • From Maryland to Kentucky: first steps toward Egypt
  • The Northwest Territory: organizing an expanding nation
  • In the shadow of slavery
  • The next slippery rung on the political ladder
  • Into the fray in Illinois
  • Gathering forces
  • The political divide
  • Illinois statehood
  • First months in the U.S. Senate
  • The Missouri Compromise: maneuvering for position
  • The Missouri Compromise: the final struggle
  • The aftermath
  • The perspective of Ohio
  • A rest to the people of God.