TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hall,Matthew W.
TI  - Dividing the union: Jesse Burgess Thomas and the making of the Missouri Compromise 
AV  - E302.6.T43 H35 2016
U1  - 328.73/092B 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Carbondale
PB  - Southern Illinois University Press
KW  - Thomas, Jesse Burgess,
KW  - Legislators
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Missouri compromise
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1815-1861
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4414607
ER  -