[PDF.81zi] Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois, 1823-1824

Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois, 1823-1824

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 | #4204685 in Books |  McFarland Company |  2006-09-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.08 x.49 x6.04l,.65 | File type: PDF | 211 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Ress's book is a nice contribution that|By Reg Ankrom|Ress knows how to tell a story, and this one-the story of how an emigrant governor, who as a neighbor to Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, was a slaveholder himself-kept slavery out of Illinois. Few books have been written about the enlightened Edward Coles, second governor of Illinois. Ress's book is a nice contribution that,|About the Author|David Ress is an investigative reporter and staff writer with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

His greatest work began as a misinterpretation. Edward Coles, former Virginian aristocrat and future governor of Illinois, began his move westward under the impression that the Northwest Ordinance straightforwardly banned slavery in all territories north of the Ohio River. This impression, however, was much more absolute in law than it ever was in fact. The reality of the situation was that slaveholders moved to territories such as Illinois and brought their lifestyle wi...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois, 1823-1824   |  David Ress.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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