Currie, David P.

The Constitution in Congress descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 / [electronic resource] : David P. Currie. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005. - xviii, 322 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

The great petition fight -- South Carolina, Arkansas, and Liberia -- O Canada! -- Around the pole -- The great Southwest -- Brushfires -- Mr. Wilmot's proviso -- Mr. Clay's compromise -- The slippery slope -- The winter of our discontent.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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United States. Congress --History.


Constitutional history--United States.
Law--History.--United States
Legislative power--History.--United States
Executive power--History.--United States


United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.


Electronic books.

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