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Free Soil : The Election of 1848 / [by] Joseph G. Rayback.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rayback, Joseph G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--United States--Extension to the territories.
- Slavery.
- United States--Politics and government--1845-1849.
- United States.
- Wilmot proviso.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1970.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The presidential election of 1848, known as the Free Soil election, marked the emergence of antislavery sentiment as a determining political force on a national scale. In this book Joseph G. Rayback provides the first comprehensive history of the campaign and the election, documenting his analysis with contemporary letters and newspaper accounts. The progress of the campaign is examined in light of the Free Soil movement: agitation for Free Soil candidates and platforms at the national conventions proved ineffective, and the nominations of Zachary Taylor and Lewis Cass completed the major part
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter One: The Early Contenders; Chapter Two: The Wilmot Proviso; Chapter Three: The Hero of Buena Vista; Chapter Four: Antislavery Forces: The Democrats; Chapter Five: Antislavery Forces: The Whigs; Chapter Six: Antislavery Forces: The Liberty Men; Chapter Seven: Compromise and Evasion; Chapter Eight: The Contest for Delegates: Democrats; Chapter Nine: The Contest for Delegates: Whigs; Chapter Ten: The Rumble of Antislavery Revolt; Chapter Eleven: Baltimore & Philadelphia; Chapter Twelve: Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, & Free Men
- Chapter Thirteen: Slavery: The IssueChapter Fourteen: Final Complications; Chapter Fifteen: The Returns; Chapter Sixteen: The Reasons; Chapter Seventeen: The Significance of the Free Soil Election; Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-6443-5
- OCLC:
- 559312341
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