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Congress and the Crisis of the 1850s - Perspectives on the History of Congress, 1801–1877
Paul Finkelman
Congress and the Crisis of the 1850s - Perspectives on the History of Congress, 1801–1877
Paul Finkelman
During the long decade from 1848 to 1861 America was like a train speeding down the track, without an engineer or brakes. The new territories acquired from Mexico had vastly increased the size of the nation, but debate over their status—and more importantly the status of slavery within them—paralyzed the nation.
264 pages, Illustrations, maps
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 13, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780821419779 |
Publishers | Ohio University Press |
Genre | Chronological Period > 1851-1899 |
Pages | 264 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 498 g |
Editor | Finkelman, Paul |
Editor | Kennon, Donald R. |
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