In this Book
- The People's Martyr: The People's Martyr
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University Press of Kansas
summary
The life of Thomas Wilson Dorr and his 1842 rebellion that set off a firestorm of debate over the nature of the people's sovereignty in Jacksonian America and foreshadowed the breakup of the national Democratic Party in 1860.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-11
- 1. Beginnings
- pp. 12-27
- 2. Jacksonian Dissident
- pp. 28-47
- 5. The Arsenal
- pp. 119-140
- 6. An Abolitionist Plot
- pp. 141-161
- 7. Grist for the Political Mill
- pp. 162-181
- 8. The People's Sovereignty in the Courtroom
- pp. 182-203
- 9. The Legacy of the People's Sovereignty
- pp. 204-229
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 297-314
- Back Cover
- p. 323
Additional Information
ISBN
9780700620265
Related ISBN(s)
9780700619245
MARC Record
OCLC
927384366
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No