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Stampp Kenneth M (Kenneth Milton) |
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Titolo |
America in 1857 [[electronic resource] ] : a nation on the brink / / Kenneth M. Stampp |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-972903-4 |
1-280-44158-5 |
1-4237-3765-2 |
1-60129-878-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (411 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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United States History 19th century |
United States Politics and government 1857-1861 |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-376) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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""; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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-Mormon governor to replace Brigham Young. The Supreme Court outraged northern Republicans and abolitionists with the Dred Scott decision (""a breathtaking example of judicial activism""). And when a proslavery minority in Kansas Territory tried to |
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