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While these accords formed an imperfect republic, or \"a house divided,\" as Abraham Lincoln put it, the country nevertheless remained united. But then in 1854, this three-generations system suddenly blew up with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, leading to a nearly fatal rupture in the union, described here by David S. Brown in riveting detail.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The act declared that planters, if permitted by territorial laws, could bring their enslaved people to the land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains--the core of Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase, which had formerly been reserved for free labor. Northerners were shocked that free soil might now be turned over to slavery, and they responded defiantly. 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By illuminating the personalities and the platforms, the writings and ideas that upended an older America and left space for its successor, \u003ci\u003eA Hell of a Storm\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that American history is always being made, and it can be both dynamic and dangerous, both then and now.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52723574309137,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52723574472977,"sku":"NIN9781668022825","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781668022825.jpg?v=1763039765"},{"product_id":"in-the-arena-book-david-s-brown-9781668204191","title":"In the Arena","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed historian and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last American Aristocrat\u003c\/i\u003e--hailed as \"marvelous\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e--comes an \"elegant and immersive\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) new biography of Theodore Roosevelt, exploring the life of America's twenty-sixth president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Challenging traditional views of this towering figure, historian David S. Brown offers a fresh perspective on Roosevelt's groundbreaking political legacy, including his progressive Square Deal policies that laid the foundation for modern social welfare programs. He also unpacks his bold foreign policy, which expanded America's global influence and set the stage for its rise as a world power. Brown argues that Roosevelt's charisma and performative presidency formed a bridge from the old Victorian values to the new industrial age, capturing the attention of the middle class and making him a leader loved by the people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the Arena\u003c\/i\u003e vividly portrays Roosevelt's striking contradictions: he was a rugged outdoorsman with a love for books, a war hero who earned a Nobel Peace Prize, and a once sickly child who grew into a larger-than-life figure of boundless energy. Through compelling storytelling and meticulous research, Brown plumbs the pivotal moments that forged Roosevelt's indomitable spirit, from watching Lincoln's funeral procession in childhood and later witnessing the deaths of both his mother and his wife on the same day to wrangling cattle in the West and preserving 150 million acres of national land.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Comparable in scope and authority to works like David McCullough's \u003ci\u003eMornings on Horseback\u003c\/i\u003e, Brown's narrative stands out for its rich detail and sharp insights. 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