The Civil War and the Constitution 1859-1865, Vol. 1

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Cosimo, Inc., 2005 M01 1 - 352 páginas
It could be argued that the civil war was the most influential event in the history of the United States. In THE CIVIL WAR AND THE CONSTITUTION, political scientist John W. Burgess explores the politics, people, and sentiments of this time, and closely examines the constitutional issues of the Civil War. Volume 1 of this two-volume work covers anti-slavery sentiment in the South between 1857 and 1860, the presidential election of 1860, the secession of the South, Lincoln's administration, and military campaigns. Burgess also provides personal histories of the three men who were called to lead during this time -- Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Stephen Arnold Douglas. JOHN W. BURGESS, Ph.D., LL.D., was a professor of political science and constitutional law and dean of the faculty of political science at Columbia University in New York.
 

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CHAPTER II
28
CHAPTER III
45
CHAPTER IV
74
CHAPTER V
138
CHAPTER VI
151
PAGE
167
CHAPTER VIII
206
CHAPTER IX
226
CHAPTER X
243
CHAPTER XI
276
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JOHN W. BURGESS, Ph.D., LL.D., was a professor of political science and constitutional law and dean of the faculty of political science at Columbia University in New York.

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