Dividing the union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise / Matthew W. Hall.
Publisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]Copyright date: copy©2016Description: 1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780809334568 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0809334569 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780809334575 (e-book)
- 328.73/092 B 23
- E302.6.T43 H35 2016eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index.
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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.