The Constitution in Congress [electronic resource] : descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 /
Currie, David P.
The Constitution in Congress descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 / [electronic resource] : David P. Currie. - Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xviii, 322 p.)
Includes index.
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 Southern States.
Specialized.
9780226131160 No price
United States. Congress --History.
Constitutional history--United States.
Law--History.--United States
Legislative power--History.--United States
Executive power--History.--United States
Law.
United States of America, USA.
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899.
Politics & government.
Constitution: government & the state.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
KF4541 / .C833 2005
342.73029
The Constitution in Congress descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 / [electronic resource] : David P. Currie. - Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xviii, 322 p.)
Includes index.
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 Southern States.
Specialized.
9780226131160 No price
United States. Congress --History.
Constitutional history--United States.
Law--History.--United States
Legislative power--History.--United States
Executive power--History.--United States
Law.
United States of America, USA.
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899.
Politics & government.
Constitution: government & the state.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
KF4541 / .C833 2005
342.73029