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Dividing the union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise / Matthew W. Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Matthew W., 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thomas, Jesse Burgess, 1777-1853.
- Thomas, Jesse Burgess.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Missouri compromise.
- Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Winner, ISHS Superior Achievement Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2016 In 1820 the Missouri controversy erupted over the issue of slavery in the newly acquired lands of the Louisiana Purchase.It fell to Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777-1853), a junior U.S.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-3457-7
- OCLC:
- 907295811
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