Demonstrates the crucial role that the Constitution played in the coming of the Civil War.

Fresh analysis revises many previous theories on origins & significance of the nullification controversy.

In this comprehensive analysis of politics and ideology in antebellum South Carolina, Manisha Sinha offers a provocative new look at the roots of southern separ

"A Liberty Classics edition"--T.p. verso.Selected speeches: p. [401]-601. Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.