Dividing the union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise / Matthew W. Hall.

By: Hall, Matthew W, 1945- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]Copyright date: 2016Description: 1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780809334575Subject(s): Thomas, Jesse Burgess, 1777-1853 | Legislators -- United States -- Biography | Missouri compromise | Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Dividing the union : Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise.DDC classification: 328.73/092 | B LOC classification: E302.6.T43 | H35 2016Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
From Maryland to Kentucky: first steps toward Egypt -- The Northwest Territory: organizing an expanding nation -- In the shadow of slavery -- The next slippery rung on the political ladder -- Into the fray in Illinois -- Gathering forces -- The political divide -- Illinois statehood -- First months in the U.S. Senate -- The Missouri Compromise: maneuvering for position -- The Missouri Compromise: the final struggle -- The aftermath -- The perspective of Ohio -- A rest to the people of God.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index.

From Maryland to Kentucky: first steps toward Egypt -- The Northwest Territory: organizing an expanding nation -- In the shadow of slavery -- The next slippery rung on the political ladder -- Into the fray in Illinois -- Gathering forces -- The political divide -- Illinois statehood -- First months in the U.S. Senate -- The Missouri Compromise: maneuvering for position -- The Missouri Compromise: the final struggle -- The aftermath -- The perspective of Ohio -- A rest to the people of God.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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