Dividing the Union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the Making of the Missouri Compromise /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hall, Matthew W., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thomas, Jesse Burgess, > 1777-1853.
Slavery > Political aspects.
Politics and government.
Missouri compromise.
Legislators.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
1800-1899.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1815-1861.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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