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Prologue to Conflict: The Crisis and Compromise of 1850

Holman Hamilton

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" With a new introduction by Michael F. Holt The crisis facing the United States in 1850 was a dramatic prologue to the conflict that came a decade later. The rapid opening of western lands demanded the speedy establishment of local civil administration for these vast regions. Outraged partisans, however, cried of coercion: Southerners saw a threat to the precarious sectional balance, and Northerners feared an extension of slavery. In this definitive study, Holman Hamilton analyzes the complex e

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Release: April 22, 2005

ISBN: 081319136X

ISBN 13: 9780813191362

Prologue to Conflict: The Crisis and Compromise of 1850

Holman Hamilton

3.6/5 ( ratings)

" With a new introduction by Michael F. Holt The crisis facing the United States in 1850 was a dramatic prologue to the conflict that came a decade later. The rapid opening of western lands demanded the speedy establishment of local civil administration for these vast regions. Outraged partisans, however, cried of coercion: Southerners saw a threat to the precarious sectional balance, and Northerners feared an extension of slavery. In this definitive study, Holman Hamilton analyzes the complex e

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Release: April 22, 2005

ISBN: 081319136X

ISBN 13: 9780813191362

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