Description: Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854, Paperback by Wunder, John R. (EDT); Ross, Joann M. (EDT), ISBN 0803248229, ISBN-13 9780803248229, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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. Essays from both established and new scholars examine the historical context and significance of this statute. They treat American political culture of the 1850s; American territorial history; the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and Frederick Douglass in the creation and implementation of the law; the reactions of African Americans to the act; and the comparative impact on Nebraskans and Kansans. At the 150th anniversary of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, as it came to be known, these scholars reexamine the political, social, and personal contexts of this act and its effect on the course of American history.
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Book Title: Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: History & Theory, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Legal History, United States / General
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Joann M. Ross
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Law, Political Science, History
Item Width: 5.5 in
Series: Law in the American West Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
