{"product_id":"stephen-a-douglas-western-man-the-early-years-in-congress-1844-1850-paperback","title":"Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man: The Early Years in Congress, 1844-1850 - Paperback","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\u003eReg Ankrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It didn't take long for freshman Congressman Stephen A. Douglas to see the truth of Senator Thomas Hart Benton's warning: slavery attached itself to every measure that came before the U.S. Congress. Douglas wanted to expand the nation into an ocean-bound republic. Yet slavery and the violent conflicts it stirred always interfered, as it did in 1844 with his first bill to organize Nebraska. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1848, when America acquired 550,000 square miles after the Mexican War, the fight began over whether the territory would be free or slave. Henry Clay, a slave owner who favored gradual emancipation, packaged territorial bills from Douglas's committee with four others. But Clay's \"Omnibus Bill\" failed. Exhausted, he left the Senate, leaving Douglas in control. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Within two weeks, Douglas won passage of all eight bills, and President Millard Fillmore signed the Compromise of 1850. It was Douglas's greatest legislative achievement. This book, a sequel to the author's \u003ci\u003eStephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843\u003c\/i\u003e, fully details Douglas's early congressional career. The text chronicles how Douglas moved the issue of slavery from Congress to the ballot box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReg Ankrom\u003c\/b\u003e is a frequent writer and speaker about pre-Civil War Illinois and is working on two additional books on Stephen A. Douglas. He lives in Quincy, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 379\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49157246386328,"sku":"9781476673769","price":96.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/OHFaWENLZnZaQ2kwdnVrZWYyZ1FjZz09.webp?v=1779753244","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/stephen-a-douglas-western-man-the-early-years-in-congress-1844-1850-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}