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. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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.