A Strife of Tongues The Compromise of 1850 and the Ideological Foundations of the American Civil War |
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| Author:
| Maizlish, Stephen E. |
| Series title: | A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4119-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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The Compromise of 1850 attempted to defuse confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. This volume tells the cultural and intellectual history of this pivotal political event through the lens of language, revealing the complex context of northern and southern ideological opposition within which the Civil War occurred a decade later.
The Compromise of 1850 attempted to defuse confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. This volume tells the cultural and intellectual history of this pivotal political event through the lens of language, revealing the complex context of northern and southern ideological opposition within which the Civil War occurred a decade later.