Explores the origin and development of the United States from 1820 to 1860, telling of mountain men, whalers, farmers, railroad builders, and the brewing discontent over slavery.
John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress
Wheelan, Joseph
2008
A biography of John Quincy Adams, which focuses on his seventeen years in Congress--after he served a single term as President of the United States--where he became a leading voice in support of the abolishment of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln's thirty-year struggle with Stephen Douglas for the heart and soul of America
Morris, Roy
2008
Discusses the political competition of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas with a biographical examination of the two drastically different personalities that came to the forefront of U.S. politics in the mid-nineteenth century and shaped the nation as they competed for office before the outbreak of the Civil War.
Offers a comprehensive political history of America from the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson in 1829 through the Reconstruction Era, exploring how specific people and events shaped the nation and its government during this crucial time.
Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the triumph of antislavery politics
Oakes, James
2007
Presents a narrative history that brings together the ideals of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass; and discusses the central issues of slavery, race, and equality in Civil War America.
A biography of America's sixteenth president that follows Lincoln's life and political career, his White House years, his personal struggles during the Civil War, and his efforts to end slavery.
southern secession commissioners and the causes of the Civil War
Dew, Charles B
2001
Explains how the views and actions of state-appointed commissioners who attempted to persuade the political leadership and the citizens of the slave states to join in efforts to destroy the Union and forge a new Southern nation lead to the start of the Civil War.
Plain, independent Lidie Harkness, impatient with the restrictions placed on women in mid-nineteenth century Illinois, jumps at the chance to marry New England abolitionist Thomas Newton and travel with him to the Kansas Territory where they embark on a dangerous quest to stop the spread of slavery.
