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Bezig met laden... America in 1857: A Nation on the Brink (1990)door Kenneth M. Stampp
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. http://elektratig.blogspot.com/2009/07/road-to-road-to-gettysburg-10-favorite.ht... ( ) 2401 America in 1857: A Nation on the Brink, by Kenneth M. Stampp (read 10 Aug 1991) This is an assiduous digging into contemporary sources to tell the story of the year of the Dred Scott decision, Kansas, and the 1857 Panic. It did not seem to say much new. I seemed to know most of what it said, so I really can't say I enjoyed the book too much. MrStamp is an eminent scholar, no doubt, but this book has nothing that encourages the reader to continue. The is no meter; no pace. He starts in December 1856 and circles around the whole previous 5 to 15 years. I can't say that I enjoyed this book, learned anything new, or will remember it for anything but a very tedious read. Sorry I can't say anything more positive, but he really dashed my hopes and tried my patience. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
It was a year packed with unsettling events. The Panic of 1857 closed every bank in New York City, ruined thousands of businesses, and caused widespread unemployment among industrial workers. The Mormons in Utah Territory threatened rebellion when federal troops approached with a non-Mormon governor to replace Brigham Young. The Supreme Court outraged northern Republicans and abolitionists with the Dred Scott decision (""a breathtaking example of judicial activism""). And when a proslavery minority in Kansas Territory tried to foist a proslavery constitution on a large antislavery majority, Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)973.68History and Geography North America United States 1845-1861 James Buchanan (4 Mar. 1857-4 Mar. 1861)LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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