America in 1857: A Nation on the Brink

Stampp, Kenneth M.

ISBN 10: 0195074815 / ISBN 13: 9780195074819

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1992

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A leading American historian examines the crucial events of the year 1857 which moved the nation towards civil war. The year started with a popular new president, James Buchanan, whose long experience in government made him seem ideally suited to deal with the growing crises between North and South over slavery and state rights. But Buchanan proved to be not up to the task, principally because the Democratic Party that he headed became the increasing captive of the Southern states, at the time the North was becoming increasingly against the spread of slavery. The early months of the year were dominated by the Dred Scott Decision, which denied American blacks all legal rights. Stampp presents a memorable picture of America in mid-century, focusing on the growing regional struggle.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Kenneth M. Stampp is Morrison Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. A past president of the Organization of American Historians, a recipient of an American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he is the author of several seminal works in American history, including The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South and The Imperiled Union.

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Titel: America in 1857: A Nation on the Brink
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
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