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Book SynopsisDeals with the life of Henry Wilson, one of the important figures of the middle third of the 19th Century, till the time of the Civil War. Among this biography's concerns are the antislavery movement, economic development, the rise of a working class politcian in an aristocratic-controlled state, prohibition, and Massachusetts state history.
Trade ReviewUseful primarily as a reference about Wilson's political activities. * Journal of the Early Republic, Winter 2006 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Out of Poverty Chapter 3 The Natick Cobbler Chapter 4 Texas Chapter 5 A Conscience Whig Chapter 6 The Free Soil Movement Chapter 7 Wilson Takes Control Chapter 8 Successful Coalition Leader (1851) Chapter 9 Coalition Success, National Party Leadership Chapter 10 The Constitutional Convention and Voter Rejection Chapter 11 The Kansas-Nebraska Bill and the Know Nothings Chapter 12 A Know Nothing-Elected Senator Chapter 13 Antislavery Versus Nativism Chapter 14 Kansas, Sumner-Brooks, and the Rise to Republican Senate Leadership Chapter 15 A Year Dominated by Kansas Chapter 16 In Power in Massachusetts, Gaining in the Nation Chapter 17 Consolidation and Preparation for 1860 Chapter 18 The Election of Lincoln and Secession Chapter 19 Notes Chapter 20 Bibliography Chapter 21 Index
