Free Soil : The Election of 1848 /

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The presidential election of 1848, known as the Free Soil election, marked the emergence of antislavery sentiment as a determining political force on a national scale. In this book Joseph G. Rayback provides the first comprehensive history of the campaign and the election, documenting his analysis w...

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Autor principal: Rayback, Joseph G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Lexington] : University Press of Kentucky, [1970]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wilmot proviso.
Slavery > Extension to the territories.
Politics and government
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Extension aux États libres.
Slavery > United States > Extension to the territories.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1845-1849.
United States > Politics and government > 1845-1849.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter One: The Early Contenders; Chapter Two: The Wilmot Proviso; Chapter Three: The Hero of Buena Vista; Chapter Four: Antislavery Forces: The Democrats; Chapter Five: Antislavery Forces: The Whigs; Chapter Six: Antislavery Forces: The Liberty Men; Chapter Seven: Compromise and Evasion; Chapter Eight: The Contest for Delegates: Democrats; Chapter Nine: The Contest for Delegates: Whigs; Chapter Ten: The Rumble of Antislavery Revolt; Chapter Eleven: Baltimore & Philadelphia; Chapter Twelve: Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, & Free Men
  • Chapter Thirteen: Slavery: The IssueChapter Fourteen: Final Complications; Chapter Fifteen: The Returns; Chapter Sixteen: The Reasons; Chapter Seventeen: The Significance of the Free Soil Election; Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

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