Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical PerspectiveOxford University Press, 1981 - 326 páginas This abridgement of the Pulitzer-Prize winning The Dred Scott Case makes Fehrenbacher's monumental work available to a wider audience. The original has been reduced by approximately one half. All the documentation has been omitted, yet all the chapters and major themes of the larger work have been retained, providing a masterful review of the issues before America on the eve of the Civil War. |
Contenido
Introduction | 3 |
Slavery and Race in the American Constitutional System | 7 |
Expansion and Slavery in National Politics | 41 |
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Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical Perspective Don Edward Fehrenbacher Vista previa limitada - 1981 |
Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical Perspective Don E. Fehrenbacher Vista previa limitada - 1981 |
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