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America in 1857 : a nation on the brink /
It was a year packed with unsettling events. The Panic of 1857 closed every bank in New York City, ruined thousands of businesses, and caused widespread unemployment among industrial workers. The Mormons in Utah Territory threatened rebellion when federal troops approached with a non-Mormongovernor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1992.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Contents""; ""1. A New Year and a Fresh Start""; ""2. Politics and the Social Milieu""; ""3. James Buchanan: President-elect""; ""4. The President, the Chief Justice, and a Slave Named Scott""; ""5. The Heart of the Matter: Slavery and Sectionalism""; ""6. Popular Sovereignty, Kansas Style""; ""7. Dog Days""; ""8. Flush Times and an Autumn Panic""; ""9. Northern Politics: The Parties in Equipoise""; ""10. Politics as Farce: The Lecompton Constitution""; ""11. Politics as Tragedy: Buchanan's Decision""; ""12. 1858: The Fruits of Lecompton""; ""Manuscripts Consulted""
- ""Newspapers Consulted""""Abbreviations Used in Notes""; ""Notes""; ""Index"";