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

      David Ress

      Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois, chose to live where democracy would be free from the contradictions of slavery, and faced down a two-year effort to make Illinois a…

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      Cover image for Deeds, Titles, and Changing Concepts of Land Rights: Colonial Innovations and Their Impact on Social Thought
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      Deeds, Titles, and Changing Concepts of Land Rights: Colonial Innovations and Their Impact on Social Thought

      David Ress

      This book explores the history of public land tenure records, which first began in colonial Massachusetts as English settlers and Native Americans tried to resolve differing ideas about rights to…

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      Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform: The Gadfly at the Counter, 1870-1920

      David Ress

      At the foundations of our modern conception of open government are a handful of disgruntled citizens in the Progressive Era who demanded accountability from their local officials, were rebuffed, and…

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      The Half Breed Tracts in Early National America: Changing Concepts of Land and Place

      David Ress

      In 1824 and 1830, over one hundred thousand acres across Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska were set aside as a home for descendants of Native American women and white traders and…

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      Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform: The Gadfly at the Counter, 1870-1920

      David Ress

      At the foundations of our modern conception of open government are a handful of disgruntled citizens in the Progressive Era who demanded accountability from their local officials, were rebuffed, and…

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