A nation dividing 1800-1860.
Series: Stories in history; Stories in history
Publisher: Nextext
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Abolitionists -- United States -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1815-1861 -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Juvenile literature..
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170).
Table of contents: title: Background: Two ways of life ; State's rights ; Tariffs ; Slavery ; The antislavery movement ; War on the horizon ; Time line.; title: Two ways of life: 1793, The man and machine that changed history / Judith Lloyd Yero ; 1830, Fanny Kemble, critic of slavery / Stephen Currie ; 1833-1838, Frederick Douglass's escape to freedom / Lynnette Brent ; 1850s, P.T. Barnum and New York City / Marianne McComb ; Put up your dukes! / Walter Hazen; title: The question of slavery: 1822, The rebellion that never was / Stephen Feinstein ; 1838, Angelina Grimké starts a riot / Carole Pope ; 1850s, Harriet Tubman, "Railroad" conductor / Walter Hazen ; 1852, The book that helped to start a war / Judith Lloyd Yero ; The taking of Anthony Burns / Stephen Currie; title: Steps toward war: 1848-1850, Gold, slavery, and Henry Clay / Judith Lloyd Yero ; 1856-1859, John Brown, martyr or murderer? / Marianne McComb ; 1856, Blood on the senate floor / Dee Masters ; 1857, Dred Scott and the Supreme Court's terrible decision / Judy Volem ; 1860, Mary Boykin Chestnut, a born rebel / Walter Hazen; title: Glossary.