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Slavery, Freedom, and Expansion in the Early American West (Jeffersonian America)
John Craig Hammond
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Hardcover. Examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and freedom in the West between 1790 and 1820. This book demonstrates that local political contests and geopolitical realities were responsible for determining slavery's fate in the West. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
Most treatments of slavery, politics, and expansion in the early American republic focus narrowly on congressional debates and the inaction of elite ""founding fathers"" such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In ""Slavery, Freedom, and Expansion in the Early American West"", John Craig Hammond looks beyond elite leadership and examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and freedom in the West between 1790 and 1820.By shifting focus away from high politics in Philadelphia and Washington, Hammond demonstrates that local political contests and geopolitical realities were more ... Read more
Most treatments of slavery, politics, and expansion in the early American republic focus narrowly on congressional debates and the inaction of elite ""founding fathers"" such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In ""Slavery, Freedom, and Expansion in the Early American West"", John Craig Hammond looks beyond elite leadership and examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and freedom in the West between 1790 and 1820.By shifting focus away from high politics in Philadelphia and Washington, Hammond demonstrates that local political contests and geopolitical realities were more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Jeffersonian America
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813926698
SKU
V9780813926698
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About John Craig Hammond
John Craig Hammond is Assistant Professor of History at Purdue University Calumet.
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