Senator benton and the people: master race democracy on the early american frontier
Auteur :
Mueller, Ken
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780875804798
Date de publication :
15 mai 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others.