Dividing the union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise / Matthew W. Hall
- Author:
- Hall, Matthew W., 1945-
- Published:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- 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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- ISBN:
- 9780809334568 (cloth : alk. paper)
0809334569 (cloth : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased with funds from the Warren W. Hassler Civil War Era Libraries Collections Endowment; 2015.
Purchased with funds from the Warren W. Hassler Civil War Era Libraries Collections Endowment; 2015 - Endowment Note:
- Warren W. Hassler Civil War Era Libraries Collections Endowment
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