Title: The Missouri Compromise and Its Aftermath
Subtitle: Slavery and the Meaning of America
Description: "Robert Pierce Forbes goes behind the scenes of the most important sectional crisis before the Civil War to reveal the high-level deal-making, diplomacy, and deception that surrounded the Missouri Crisis, including the central, unexpected role of President James Monroe. Although Missouri was allowed to join the union as a slaveholding state, the compromise in fact closed off nearly all remaining federal territory to slavery."--Jacket.
Subjects: Politics and government, Slavery, Political aspects of Slavery, Missouri compromise, History, Slavery, united states, history, United states, politics and government, 1815-1861, Political aspects
Places: United States
Time periods: 1815-1861, 19th century, 18th century