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

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Autore principale: Hall, Matthew W., 1945- (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]
Soggetti:
Thomas, Jesse Burgess, > 1777-1853.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Missouri compromise.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
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Sommario:
  • 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.

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