Project Gutenberg 2014-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 134 Benton, Thomas Hart 1782 1858 Benton, Thomas H. (Thomas Hart) Thirty Years' View (Vol. 1 of 2) or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Curtis Weyant, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Thirty Years' View (Vol. 1 of 2)" by Thomas Hart Benton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work provides a detailed examination of the workings of the American government from 1820 to 1850, focusing on the debates in Congress, personal insights from Benton's senatorial career, and reflections on key events during this formative period in U.S. history. The author shares an insider's perspective on significant political milestones and the evolution of political principles, particularly around issues such as slavery, territorial expansion, and governance. At the start of "Thirty Years' View," the opening portion introduces Thomas Hart Benton's motivations for writing the book, emphasizing his desire to provide justice and insight into the functioning of the government during a critical era. Benton shares personal anecdotes from his early life, including his formative education, political awakening, and contributions to key legislative reforms, such as judicial reforms and the Missouri Compromise. This portion also highlights the prevailing economic distress and political challenges of the time, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the ramifications of government decisions and the moral implications of slavery debates that would shape American society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44851/44851-h/images/coverpage.jpg en United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861 E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 4618032 4618015 2024-10-18T19:09:03.743861 2023-09-19T14:01:41.122965 text/html text/html 4577666 2014-02-08T22:38:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 1601458 2014-02-08T22:38:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1683858 2024-10-18T19:10:16.980908 application/epub+zip 1741823 2024-10-18T19:09:23.821731 application/epub+zip 1677699 2024-10-18T19:09:13.906700 application/epub+zip 2896941 2024-10-18T19:10:51.934792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2526585 2024-10-18T19:09:59.659978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2462936 2022-09-20T13:17:10.216828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4339627 4339402 2024-10-18T19:08:57.059792 2023-09-19T14:01:35.031933 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 4339482 2014-02-08T22:38:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 1479729 2014-02-08T22:38:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4339506 2014-02-08T22:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1479596 2014-02-08T22:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21704 2024-10-18T19:10:52.377783 application/rdf+xml 8999 2024-10-18T19:09:14.311686 image/jpeg 2250 2024-10-18T19:09:14.116771 image/jpeg 1603523 2024-10-18T19:09:04.142736 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia