Thomas Hart Benton
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American Statesmen
American Statesmen
THOMAS HART BENTON
BY
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
THOMAS HART BENTON.
CHAPTER I.
THE YOUNG WEST.
CHAPTER II.
BENTON'S EARLY LIFE AND ENTRY INTO THE SENATE.
CHAPTER III.
EARLY YEARS IN THE SENATE.
CHAPTER IV.
THE ELECTION OF JACKSON, AND THE SPOILS SYSTEM.
CHAPTER V.
THE STRUGGLE WITH THE NULLIFIERS.
CHAPTER VI.
JACKSON AND BENTON MAKE WAR ON THE BANK.
CHAPTER VII.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SURPLUS.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE SLAVE QUESTION APPEARS IN POLITICS.
CHAPTER IX.
THE CHILDREN'S TEETH ARE SET ON EDGE.
CHAPTER X.
LAST DAYS OF THE JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY.
CHAPTER XI.
THE PRESIDENT WITHOUT A PARTY.
CHAPTER XII.
BOUNDARY TROUBLES WITH ENGLAND.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE ABOLITIONISTS DANCE TO THE SLAVE BARONS' PIPING.
CHAPTER XIV.
SLAVERY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
CHAPTER XV.
THE LOSING FIGHT.
INDEX.
American Statesmen
CRITICAL NOTICES.
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