Slavery, Freedom, and Expansion in the Early American West

by John Craig Hammond

Book Overview

Most treatments of slavery, politics, and expansion in the early American republic focus narrowly on congressional debates and the inaction of elite "founding fathers" such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In Slavery, Freedom, and Expansion in the Early American West, John Craig Hammond looks beyond elite leadership and examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813951453
• ISBN13: 9780813951454
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher