Congress and the crisis of the 1850s / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.
| Other author | Finkelman, Paul, 1949- |
| Other author | Kennon, Donald R., 1948- |
| Other author | United States Capitol Historical Society. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, |
| Description | vi, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books History 2011 Subject Collection |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877 Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877. ^A1129097 |
| Contents | Introduction : a disastrous decade / Paul Finkelman -- Politics, patronage, and public policy : the Compromise of 1850 / Michael F. Holt -- The appeasement of 1850 / Paul Finkleman -- Beyond the balance rule : Congress, statehood, and slavery, 1850-1859 / Matthew Glassman -- Manifest destiny's hangover : Congress confronts territorial expansion and martial masculinity in the 1850s / Amy S. Greenberg -- "When the victims of oppression stand up manfully for themselves" : the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the role of African Americans in obstructing its enforcement / Spencer R. Crew -- "Agitation is as necessary as tranquility is dangerous" : Kinsley S. Bingham becomes a Republican / Martin J. Hershock -- Dred, panic, war : how a slave case triggered financial crisis and civil disunion / Jenny Wahl -- "Hit him again" : the caning of Charles Sumner / Brooks D. Simpson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011036823 |
| ISBN | 9780821419779 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0821419773 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780821443996 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 0821443992 (electronic) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |