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The Dorr War: Treason, Rebellion & the Fight for Reform in Rhode Island
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The Dorr War: Treason, Rebellion & the Fight for Reform in Rhode Island
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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.
| Author: Rory Raven |
| Publisher: History Press Library Editions |
| Publication Date: Dec 03, 2010 |
| Number of Pages: 130 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 1540224295 |
| ISBN-13: 9781540224293 |
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