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Lincoln, the Rise of the Republicans, and the Coming of the Civil War: A Reference Guide: Guides to Historic Events in America

Autor Professor Kerry Walters
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 aug 2013 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated.This book vividly depicts and clearly explains the events in the decades leading up to the Civil War that resulted from the controversy over expansion of slavery into the western territories. The chapters describe how this single issue drove a wedge through the country and spawned the creation of several new political parties, including the Republican Party; caused furious congressional debates; sparked violence in Kansas; increased sectional discord between North and South; and allowed Abraham Lincoln to rise from relative obscurity to become the first Republican president of the United States. The work also supplies two-dozen thumbnail sketches of the period's greatest statesmen and less-than-great presidents, including individuals such as James Buchanan, John C. Calhoun, Salmon P. Chase, Henry Clay, Stephen Douglas, and William Henry Seward.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781610692045
ISBN-10: 1610692047
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 21 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Seria Guides to Historic Events in America

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Includes an appendix of documents and political speeches from the period, including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates

Notă biografică

Kerry Walters is the William Bittinger Professor of Philosophy and professor of peace and justice studies at Gettysburg College.

Cuprins

Series ForewordChronology of EventsPrefacePrologue: "The Sheet Anchor of American Republicanism": Lincoln in PeoriaChapter 1. Slave Power, Free Soil, and Mr. Polk's WarChapter 2. A False Peace: The Compromise of 1850Chapter 3. The Making of a Perfect Storm: The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska ActChapter 4. The Republicans Field a Presidential CandidateChapter 5. Lincoln vs. DouglasChapter 6. From Wigwam to White HouseEpilogue: Storm's Eve: "Think Calmly and Well"Biographies: Personalities in the Antebellum Slavery DebateAppendix: Primary Documents in the Antebellum Slavery DebateAnnotated BibliographyIndex

Recenzii

Written in a clear and understandable manner, this book is recommended for all libraries in need of a work that neatly encapsulates the events leading to the most dramatic event in the nation's history.