{"product_id":"political-abolitionism-in-wisconsin-1840-1861-hardcover","title":"Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin: 1840-1861 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMcManus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael J. McManus's study of political abolitionism in Wisconsin demonstrates the overriding importance of slavery-related issues in bringing on the political crisis of the 1850s and the American Civil War. In the years prior to the war, the political struggle to free enslaved blacks and block the \"peculiar institution's\" spread into the western territories became intertwined with concerns over the future of republican institutions in America and the liberties of northern Whites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMcManus shows that Wisconsin was more radical on slavery and race-related issues than most other northern states, and that slavery, rather than local ethnocultural concerns, was of greatest significance to the state's voters in the prewar years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael J. McManus\u003c\/strong\u003e received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991. He is a partner\/owner of McManus, Perkins \u0026amp; Associates, Ltd., and investment and insurance planning firm. His essay \"'Freedom and Liberty First, and the Union Afterwards' State Rights and the Wisconsin Republican Party, 1854-1861\" appeared in \u003cem\u003eUnion and Emancipation: Essays on Politics and Race in the Civil War Era\u003c\/em\u003e (Kent State University Press, 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.34 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46594303590597,"sku":"9780873386012","price":72.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ni_Hi2AZEt9780873386012.webp?v=1785083441","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/political-abolitionism-in-wisconsin-1840-1861-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}