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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797836603321

Autore

Hall Matthew W. <1945->

Titolo

Dividing the union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise / / Matthew W. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-8093-3457-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

328.73/092

B

Soggetti

Legislators - United States

Missouri compromise

Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century

United States Politics and government 1815-1861

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.