Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man: The Early Years in Congress, 1844-1850.
"It didn't take long for freshman Congressman Stephen A. Douglas to see the truth of Senator Thomas Hart Benton's warning: slavery attached itself to every measure that came before the U.S. Congress. Douglas wanted to expand the nation into an ocean-bound republic. Yet slavery and the...
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2021.
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Taula de continguts:
- Prologue
- Part One
- 1. "I am a Western man"
- 2. Douglas Runs for Congress
- 3. U.S. Representative Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois
- 4. "This chrysalis state, between worm and butterfly"
- 5. "Steam engine in breeches"
- 6. Public Works
- 7. Manifest Destiny
- 8. When Is Enough Enough?
- 9. Re-Election and Re-Annexation
- 10. Simplify, Simplify
- 11. Douglas and "Squatter Sovereignty"
- 12. Climate, Soil, Productions
- Part Two
- 13. The American Claim on Oregon
- 14. Why Oregon?
- 15. "Enthusiasms of pearly youth"
- 16. Friends and Foes
- 17. "Notice will be given"
- 18. Douglas Does His Homework
- 19. "A lion in the way"
- 20. "The whole of Oregon is ours"
- 21. Elevating the Level of Statesmanship
- 22. The Surprising Pre-Emption of Wilmot
- 23. Senator Stephen A. Douglas
- 24. Rumors of War
- 25. Polk
- 26. Douglas Seeks a Military Commission
- 27. Wilmot Creates a Southwestern Earthquake 28. Wilmot and a Challenge to Lead 29. Free Soil. Free Labor. For Free White Men 30. Advancement 31. Oregon--Free or Slave? 32. Weighing Wilmot and the Missouri Compromise 33. The Long Lament of John C. Calhoun
- 34. Douglas, the West, and Rails
- 35. Encountering Slavery 36. Southern Fears
- 37. Having It Both Ways
- Part Three
- 38. A Principle for Compromise
- 39. Death of a President
- 40. Golden California
- 41. Missouri
- 42. "Young America"
- 43. "California, do it yourself"
- 44. Henry Clay Going and Coming
- 45. Triumvirates Major and Minor
- 46. "A higher law"
- 47. "Fraud elected a president and senator"
- 48. Douglas Warns the South
- 49. Compromising Without Compromising
- 50. Groundwork for Compromise
- 51. Clay
- 52. The Omnibus's Wheels Come Off
- 53. The Rise of the Douglas Bills
- 54. Fugitives and Trade
- 55. Taking It to the House
- 56. Villain or Victor?
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: Resolution of the Chicago Common Council Adopted October 21, 1850
- Appendix B: Douglas Resolutions at Chicago Meeting, Adopted October 23, 1850
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.