Wolf by the Ears
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Wolf by the Ears: The Missouri Crisis, 1819–1821
By John R. Van AttaJohn A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, 24 vols. (New York, 1999), 10:813–14. 17. Jackson, Smith, and Franklin, quoted in Plumer, Memorandum, 115–17, 120. 18. Kornblith, Slavery and Sectional Strife, 46–47. 19. Hammond and Rudd, quoted in ...
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Wolf by the Ears
By Ann RinaldiHarriet Hemings, rumored to be the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, one of his black slaves, struggles with the problems facing her--to escape from the velvet cage that is Monticello, or to stay, and thus remain a slave.
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Wolf by the Ears: The Missouri Crisis, 1819–1821
By John R. Van Atta“In this engaging work, Van Atta . . . provides an in-depth analysis of the 1820 Missouri Compromise, a seminal event on the road to the Civil War.” —Choice In Wolf by the Ears, John R. Van Atta discusses how the question of slavery ...
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Wolf by the Ears: The Missouri Crisis, 1819–1821
By John R. Van AttaIn Wolf by the Ears, John R. Van Atta discusses how the sectional conflict that led to the Civil War surfaced in the divisive fight over Missouri statehood.
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Wolf by the Ears
By Ann RinaldiHarriet Hemings, rumored to be the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, one of his black slaves, struggles with the problems facing her: to escape from the velvet cage that is Monticello, or to stay, and thus remain a slave