The Constitution in Congress descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861

The Constitution in Congress descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 / David P. Currie.

This biography of the US constitution offers a survey of the congressional history behind its development. David Currie looks at the debate over slavery and how this divisive issue led the country into civil war, focusing on the period from the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 to the secession of the S...

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Main Author: Currie, David P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > History.
United States. > Congress
1815-1861
Constitutional history > United States.
Law > United States > History.
Legislative power > United States > History.
Executive power > United States > History.
Constitutional history
Executive power
Law
Legislative power
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
United States
History
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