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UNINA9910451575903321 |
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Titolo |
The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854 / / edited by John R. Wunder and Joann M. Ross |
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Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-73401-2 |
9786611734015 |
0-8032-4816-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (236 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law - Nebraska - History - 19th century |
Law - Kansas - History - 19th century |
Sovereignty - History - 19th century |
Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Political culture - United States |
Electronic books. |
Nebraska History 19th century |
Kansas History 1854-1861 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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An eclipse of the sun / John R. Wunder and Joann M. Ross -- The Kansas-Nebraska Act in American political culture / Mark E. Neely, Jr. -- Nebraska and Kansas territories in American legal culture / Brenden Rensink -- Stephen A. Douglas and the Kansas-Nebraska Act / James A. Rawley -- Lincoln's firebell / Phillip S. Paludan -- Frederick Douglass and the Kansas-Nebraska Act / Tekla Ali Johnson -- Unpopular sovereignty / Walter C. Rucker -- Where popular sovereignty worked / Nicole Etcheson. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854 turns upside down the traditional way of thinking about one of the most important laws ever passed in American history. The act that created Nebraska and Kansas also, in |
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