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The Dorr War Treason Rebellion the Fight for Reform in Rhode Island
by [Raven, Rory]
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The short and portly Rhode Island aristocrat was hardly the image of the people's champion, but in 1841, Thomas Dorr became just that. At a time when only white male landowners could vote, the idealistic Dorr envisioned a more democratic state. In October of that year, the People's Convention ratified a new constitution that extended voting rights to those without land, and Dorr was named governor. That act would spark a small civil war, and violence erupted as the people of the state stood sharply divided in a conflict that reached the president and United States Supreme Court. Author Rory Raven charts the tumultuous and ultimately tragic history of a man and a movement that were too far ahead of their time.
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- The History Press Brand
- Dec 3, 2010 Pub Date:
- 9781596299597 ISBN-13:
- 1596299592 ISBN-10:
- 128.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9 in * 0.31 in * 6 in Dimensions:
- 0 lb Weight:
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