Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man: The Early Years in Congress, 1844-1850

ISBN-13: 9781476673769 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 379 str.

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Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part
 1. "I am a Western man"
 2. Douglas Runs for Congress
 3. U.S. Representative Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois
 4. "This chrysalis state, between worm and butterfly"
 5. "Steam engine in breeches"
 6. Public Works
 7. Manifest Destiny: "Ah, the discomforts"
 8. When Is Enough Enough?
 9. ­Re-Election and ­Re-Annexation
10. Simplify, Simplify: Douglas Gets Texas
11. Douglas and "Squatter Sovereignty"
12. Climate, Soil, Productions
Part Two
13. The American Claim on Oregon
14. Why Oregon?
15. "Enthusiasms of pearly youth"
16. Friends and Foes
17. "Notice will be given"
18. Douglas Does His Homework
19. "A lion in the way"
20. "The whole of Oregon is ours"
21. Elevating the Level of Statesmanship
22. The Surprising ­Pre-Emption of Wilmot
23. Senator Stephen A. Douglas
24. Rumors of War
25. Polk: "…War exists"
26. Douglas Seeks a Military Commission
27. Wilmot Creates a Southwestern Earthquake
28. Wilmot and a Challenge to Lead
29. Free Soil. Free Labor. For Free White Men
30. Advancement
31. Oregon—Free or Slave?
32. Weighing Wilmot and the Missouri Compromise
33. The Long Lament of John C. Calhoun
34. Douglas, the West, and Rails
35. Encountering Slavery
36. Southern Fears
37. Having It Both Ways: Federal Protection
Part Three
38. A Principle for Compromise
39. Death of a President
40. Golden California
41. Missouri
42. "Young America"
43. "California, do it yourself"
44. Henry Clay Going and Coming
45. Triumvirates Major and Minor
46. "A higher law"
47. "Fraud elected a president and senator"
48. Douglas Warns the South: Freedom Is Inevitable
49. Compromising Without Compromising
50. Groundwork for Compromise
51. Clay: "Tranquility reigns"
52. The Omnibus's Wheels Come Off
53. The Rise of the Douglas Bills
54. Fugitives and Trade
55. Taking It to the House
56. Villain or Victor?
Epilogue
Appendix A: Resolution of the Chicago Common Council Adopted October 21, 1850
Appendix B: Douglas Resolutions at Chicago Meeting, Adopted October 23, 1850
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index