| Prologue to Conflict: The Crisis and Compromise of 1850 Contributor(s): Hamilton, Holman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393003450 ISBN-13: 9780393003451 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1966 Annotation: 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 events of the anxious months from December, 1849, when the Senate debates began, until September, 1850, when Congress passed the measures. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5" W x 8" (0.61 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |