Graham A. Peck is a professor of History at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. He is the writer, director, and producer of Stephen A. Douglas and the Fate of American Democracy , an award-winning documentary that aired on PBS. His film, podcasts, and publications are available at civilwarprof.com.
Graham A. Peck is a professor of History at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. He is the writer, director, and producer of Stephen A. Douglas and the Fate of American Democracy , an award-winning documentary that aired on PBS. His film, podcasts, and publications are available at civilwarprof.com.
Maps ix Introduction 1 Prelude: An Inheritance of Slavery 13 1. The Nation’s Conflict over Slavery in Miniature: Illinois, 1818–1824 17 2. Democrats, Whigs, and Party Conflict, 1825–1842 34 3. Manifest Destiny, Slavery, and the Rupture of the Democratic Party, 1843–1847 54 4. Advocates for an Antislavery Nation, 1837–1848 72 5. Stephen A. Douglas and the Northern Democratic Origins of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1849–1854 97 6. The Collapse of the Douglas Democracy, 1854–1860 123 7. Abraham Lincoln and the Triumph of an Antislavery Nationalism, 1854–1860 156 Conclusion: The Northern Democrats’ Dilemma over Slavery 184 Acknowledgments 195 Appendix 199 Notes 205 Index 253
Maps ix Introduction 1 Prelude: An Inheritance of Slavery 13 1. The Nation’s Conflict over Slavery in Miniature: Illinois, 1818–1824 17 2. Democrats, Whigs, and Party Conflict, 1825–1842 34 3. Manifest Destiny, Slavery, and the Rupture of the Democratic Party, 1843–1847 54 4. Advocates for an Antislavery Nation, 1837–1848 72 5. Stephen A. Douglas and the Northern Democratic Origins of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1849–1854 97 6. The Collapse of the Douglas Democracy, 1854–1860 123 7. Abraham Lincoln and the Triumph of an Antislavery Nationalism, 1854–1860 156 Conclusion: The Northern Democrats’ Dilemma over Slavery 184 Acknowledgments 195 Appendix 199 Notes 205 Index 253
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