{"product_id":"prologue-to-conflict-the-crisis-and-compromise-of-1850-paperback-1","title":"Prologue to Conflict: The Crisis and Compromise of 1850 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHolman Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" With a new introduction by Michael F. Holt The crisis facing the United States in 1850 was a dramatic prologue to the conflict that came a decade later. The rapid opening of western lands demanded the speedy establishment of local civil administration for these vast regions. Outraged partisans, however, cried of coercion: Southerners saw a threat to the precarious sectional balance, and Northerners feared an extension of slavery. In this definitive study, Holman Hamilton analyzes the complex e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHolman Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a two-volume work about Zachary Taylor. A former Guggenheim fellow, he also wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Three Kentucky Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.44 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618351345971,"sku":"9780813191362","price":49.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WmVEVzlUaERsd2pSWGdPS1BzQ1ZlZz09.webp?v=1761904608","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/prologue-to-conflict-the-crisis-and-compromise-of-1850-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}