America in 1857 : a nation on the brink / Kenneth M. Stampp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stampp, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Milton)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--19th century.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1857-1861.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It was a year packed with unsettling events. The Panic of 1857 closed every bank in New York City, ruined thousands of businesses, and caused widespread unemployment among industrial workers. The Mormons in Utah Territory threatened rebellion when federal troops approached with a non-Mormon governor to replace Brigham Young. The Supreme Court outraged northern Republicans and abolitionists with the Dred Scott decision (""a breathtaking example of judicial activism""). And when a proslavery minority in Kansas Territory tried to foist a proslavery constitution on a large antislavery majority,

Contents:

""Contents""; ""1. A New Year and a Fresh Start""; ""2. Politics and the Social Milieu""; ""3. James Buchanan: President-elect""; ""4. The President, the Chief Justice, and a Slave Named Scott""; ""5. The Heart of the Matter: Slavery and Sectionalism""; ""6. Popular Sovereignty, Kansas Style""; ""7. Dog Days""; ""8. Flush Times and an Autumn Panic""; ""9. Northern Politics: The Parties in Equipoise""; ""10. Politics as Farce: The Lecompton Constitution""; ""11. Politics as Tragedy: Buchanan's Decision""; ""12. 1858: The Fruits of Lecompton""; ""Manuscripts Consulted""

""Newspapers Consulted""""Abbreviations Used in Notes""; ""Notes""; ""Index"";

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-376) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-972903-4

1-280-44158-5

1-4237-3765-2

1-60129-878-1

OCLC:

181837717