This sweeping narrative presents an original and compelling explanation for the triumph of the antislavery movement in the United States prior to the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln's election as the first antislavery president was hardly preordained. From the country's inception, Am…
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Maps -- Introduction -- Prelude: An Inheritance of Slavery -- 1. The Nation's Conflict over Slavery in Miniature: Illinois, 1818-1824 -- 2. Democrats, Whigs, and Party Conflict, 1825-1842 -- 3. Manifest Destiny, Slav…
Prelude: an inheritance of slavery -- The nation's conflict over slavery in miniature: Illinois, 1818-1824 -- Democrats, Whigs, and party conflict, 1825-1842 -- Manifest Destiny, slavery, and the rupture of the Democratic Party, 1843-1847 -- Advocates for an antislavery nation, …
This sweeping narrative presents an original and compelling explanation for the triumph of the antislavery movement in the United States prior to the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln's election as the first antislavery president was hardly preordained. From the country's inception, Am…