Prologue To Conflict: The Crisis And Compromise Of 1850 - Brossura

Hamilton, Holman

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ISBN 10: 081319136X ISBN 13: 9780813191362

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Kentucky, 2005

Riassunto

The crisis facing the United States in 1850 was a dramatic prologue to the conflict that came a decade later. The rapid opening of western lands demanded the speedy establishment of local civil administration for these vast regions. Outraged partisans, however, cried of coercion: Southerners saw a threat to the precarious sectional balance, and Northerners feared an extension of slavery. In this definitive study, Holman Hamilton analyzes the complex events of the anxious months from December, 1849, when the Senate debates began, until September, 1850, when Congress passed the measures.

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Holman Hamilton is the author of a two-volume work about Zachary Taylor. A former Guggenheim fellow, he also wrote The Three Kentucky Presidents.

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Book by Hamilton Holman

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• Editore: Univ Pr of Kentucky
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 081319136X
• ISBN 13: 9780813191362
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 236