Congress and the crisis of the 1850s / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.
2012
KF4935 .C665 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Congress and the crisis of the 1850s / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.
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Imprint
Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Description
vi, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Series
Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : a disastrous decade / Paul Finkelman
Politics, patronage, and public policy : the Compromise of 1850 / Michael F. Holt
The appeasement of 1850 / Paul Finkleman
Beyond the balance rule : Congress, statehood, and slavery, 1850-1859 / Matthew Glassman
Manifest destiny's hangover : Congress confronts territorial expansion and martial masculinity in the 1850s / Amy S. Greenberg
"When the victims of oppression stand up manfully for themselves" : the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the role of African Americans in obstructing its enforcement / Spencer R. Crew
"Agitation is as necessary as tranquility is dangerous" : Kinsley S. Bingham becomes a Republican / Martin J. Hershock
Dred, panic, war : how a slave case triggered financial crisis and civil disunion / Jenny Wahl
"Hit him again" : the caning of Charles Sumner / Brooks D. Simpson.
Politics, patronage, and public policy : the Compromise of 1850 / Michael F. Holt
The appeasement of 1850 / Paul Finkleman
Beyond the balance rule : Congress, statehood, and slavery, 1850-1859 / Matthew Glassman
Manifest destiny's hangover : Congress confronts territorial expansion and martial masculinity in the 1850s / Amy S. Greenberg
"When the victims of oppression stand up manfully for themselves" : the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the role of African Americans in obstructing its enforcement / Spencer R. Crew
"Agitation is as necessary as tranquility is dangerous" : Kinsley S. Bingham becomes a Republican / Martin J. Hershock
Dred, panic, war : how a slave case triggered financial crisis and civil disunion / Jenny Wahl
"Hit him again" : the caning of Charles Sumner / Brooks D. Simpson.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF4935 .C665 2012
Language
English
ISBN
9780821419779 hardcover alkaline paper
0821419773 hardcover alkaline paper
9780821443996 electronic
0821443992 electronic
0821419773 hardcover alkaline paper
9780821443996 electronic
0821443992 electronic
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