During the 1840s and 1850s, a dangerous ferment afflicted the North-South border region, pitting the slave states of Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri against the free states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Aspects of this struggle–the underground railroad, enforcement of the fugitive slave laws, mob actions, and sectional politics–are well known as parts of other stories. Here, Stanley Harrold explores the border struggle itself, the dramatic incidents that comprised it, and its role in the complex dynamics leading to the Civil War.
A propos de l’auteur
Stanley Harrold is professor of history at South Carolina State University.
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 312 ● ISBN 9780807899557 ● Taille du fichier 3.3 MB ● Maison d’édition The University of North Carolina Press ● Lieu Chapel Hill ● Pays US ● Publié 2010 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6469372 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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