A house divided : slavery and American politics from the Constitution to the Civil War / Ben McNitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNitt, Ben, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History.

Slavery.

Slavery--United States--History.

Slavery--Political aspects.

History.

United States.

Political science--United States--History.

Political science.

Physical Description:

x, 487 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Guilford, Connecticut Stackpole Books, [2021]

Summary:

Slavery is one of the central, most enduringly significant facts of U.S. history. It loomed like a dark cloud over the countrys birth at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and shaped the most important nodes of American history before the Civil War. Even today, the country continues to debate its past as it relates to slavery, and the political and geographic contours of human bondage endure into the twenty-first century. In a deeply researched, wide-ranging book, retired journalist Ben McNitt tells the story of how slavery shaped American politics - and indeed the American story - from the Founding until the Civil War.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Slavery and the Constitution

ch. 2 The Federalist Era

ch. 3 Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of Liberty

ch. 4 The Missouri Crisis

ch. 5 Slavery

The Thing Itself

ch. 6 Slave Revolt and State Nullification

ch. 7 Abolitionists and Proslavery

ch. 8 Texas

ch. 9 The Last Great Compromise and Bleeding Kansas

ch. 10 Lincoln and Secession.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780811739771

0811739775

OCLC:

1145929935

Publisher Number:

99987720887