Dividing the Union: Jesse Burgess Thomas and the Making of the Missouri Compromise by Hall, Matthew W - 11/16/2015 12:00:01

Southern Illinois University Press, 2015. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Southern Illinois University Press, 2016. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x0x9. 2016 edition. Dust jacket is very good. Cream-colored cloth boards have lightly bumped lower corners and spine ends. Binding is very good. Pages are clean and unmarked. One page has a crease. 269 pages. LO

Southern Illinois University Press, 2015-11-16. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2016 Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL. 2016. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: as New. Beige cloth boards and spine with bright brown lettering on the spine. 269 pp 8vo. In 1820 the Missouri controversy erupted over the issue of slavery in the newly acquired lands of the Louisiana Purchase. It fell to Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777–1853), a junior U.S. senator from the new state of Illinois, to handle the delicate negotiations that led to the Missouri Compromise. Thomas's maturity, good judgment, and restraint helped pull the country back from the brink of disunion and created a compromise that held for thirty-four years. In this book, Matthew W. Hall examines the legal issues underlying the controversy and the legislative history of the Missouri Compromise while focusing on the aspects of Thomas's life and character that gave him such influence. The first… Read More

Southern Illinois University Press, 2015-11-16. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Southern Illinois Univ Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.68 inches.