The Missouri Compromise and Its Aftermath: Slavery and the Meaning of America
by Robert Pierce Forbes
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Author: Robert Pierce ForbesEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-05-14
ISBN: 0807831050
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
Dr. Robert P. Forbes is no stranger to students of the antebellum era. His previous articles have been noted for their clear readable style and scholarship. Dr. Forbes states the book took a long time to come into being as a finished work. The result shows a well thought out examination and interpretation which makes the wait worthwhile. His colleagues, experts in the field of antebellum history, state they "learned a great deal from the work." The real value of this work is in its examination not only of the well known history of the Missouri Compromise itself --the formulation and passage of the legislation--but the even more important aspects of the effect of this compromise and the devastating result of its being revoked. The book has enough meat in it to satisfy the most discerning scholar and a facile style to satisfy the general reader. This is a volume that belongs in the library of every student of history, of politics, social movement, and ultimtely the disolution of the Union. Congratulations to Robert Forbes for a great gift to us.
Summary of The Missouri Compromise and Its Aftermath: Slavery and the Meaning of America
Robert Pierce Forbes goes behind the scenes of the crucial Missouri Compromise, the most important sectional crisis before the Civil War, to reveal the high-level deal-making, diplomacy, and deception that defused the crisis.General Books
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