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1 online resource (xi, 220 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Law in the American West
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Law in the American West.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An eclipse of the sun / John R. Wunder and Joann M. Ross -- The Kansas-Nebraska Act in American political culture / Mark E. Neely, Jr. -- Nebraska and Kansas territories in American legal culture / Brenden Rensink -- Stephen A. Douglas and the Kansas-Nebraska Act / James A. Rawley -- Lincoln's firebell / Phillip S. Paludan -- Frederick Douglass and the Kansas-Nebraska Act / Tekla Ali Johnson -- Unpopular sovereignty / Walter C. Rucker -- Where popular sovereignty worked / Nicole Etcheson. |
| Summary |
The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854 turns upside down the traditional way of thinking about one of the most important laws ever passed in American history. The act that created Nebraska and Kansas also, in effect, abolished the Missouri Compromise, which had prohibited slavery in the region since 1820. This bow to local control outraged the nation and led to vicious confrontations, including Kansas?s subsequent mini-civil war. The essays in this volume shift the focus from the violent and influential reaction of?Bleeding Kansas? to the role that Nebraska played in this decisive moment. |
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| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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United States. |
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Kansas-Nebraska Act (United States) |
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Nebraska -- History -- 19th century.
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Nebraska. |
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History. |
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19th century |
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Law -- Nebraska -- History -- 19th century.
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Law. |
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Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861.
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Kansas. |
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1854-1861 |
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Law -- Kansas -- History -- 19th century.
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Sovereignty -- History -- 19th century.
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Sovereignty. |
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Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Slavery -- Political aspects. |
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United States. |
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Political culture -- United States -- Case studies.
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Political culture. |
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Case studies.
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Law. |
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Wunder, John R.
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Ross, Joann M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008 9780803248229 0803248229 (DLC) 2007043178 (OCoLC)180689966 |
| ISBN |
9780803248168 (electronic book) |
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0803248164 (electronic book) |
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9780803248229 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0803248229 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Sudoc No. |
U5001 T165 .0010 -2008 |
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