Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Martin H. Quitt is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he has served as Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost for Research. He has published books on the history of the family and the colonial Virginia legislature as well as essays in social and political history. His article on English-Indian relations at Jamestown received the Lester J. Cappon Award in the William and Mary Quarterly. Klappentext Demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party. Zusammenfassung Demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Adolescence in Vermont; 2. Schooling, learning and passing the bar; 3. Family influence, stress and bonds; 4. Democratic prodigy in Illinois; 5. Douglas's constitutionalism, part i: noncitizen voting, apportionment and internal improvements; 6. Douglas's constitutionalism, part ii: slavery in the territories; 7. The campaign of 1860 and the code against campaigning; 8. In Lincoln's shadow; 9. Douglas's Mississippi slaves.

Klappentext
Demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party.

Inhalt
1. Adolescence in Vermont; 2. Schooling, learning and passing the bar; 3. Family influence, stress and bonds; 4. Democratic prodigy in Illinois; 5. Douglas's constitutionalism, part i: noncitizen voting, apportionment and internal improvements; 6. Douglas's constitutionalism, part ii: slavery in the territories; 7. The campaign of 1860 and the code against campaigning; 8. In Lincoln's shadow; 9. Douglas's Mississippi slaves.

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