The eve of conflict : Stephen A. Douglas and the needless war.

Milton, George Fort, 1894-1955

Verlag: Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934

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good dust-jacket with a few small chips and tears, frayed at top of flaps, cover price $5.00, very good large blue cloth. SIGNED on front endpaper simply: George Fort Milton. MILTON, GEORGE FORT. The eve of conflict : Stephen A. Douglas and the needless war. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934, 1st edition, xiii, 608pp., . CONTENTS: Portrait of a senator -- The prairie politician -- California -- The Titans' last stand -- The triumph of the little giant -- The first defeat -- The race for the Pacific -- The coming of the storm -- Riding the tempest -- In the light of history -- A realist in an emotional age -- The black Republicans -- Bleeding Kansas -- The pendulum swings back -- The second effort -- Nearing the crisis -- Douglas and Buchanan -- 'Old obliquity' -- Buchaneers and black Republicans -- The little giant takes charge -- The great debates -- The aftermath of victory -- The struggle with the ultras -- The Northwest asserts itself -- On to Charleston -- The death of a party -- The conservatives awake -- The second bolt -- The campaign of 1860 -- The cotton states secede -- Lincoln rejects compromise -- Holding Lincoln's hat -- Death of a hero. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 95465

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Titel: The eve of conflict : Stephen A. Douglas and...

Verlag: Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: 1. Auflage