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A slaveholders' union : slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic / George William Van Cleve.

Author/creator Van Cleve, George, 1952-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Description391 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Slavery--History --18th century.
Slavery--History --19th century.
Slavery--Political aspects --United States.
Slavery--Law and legislation --United States --History --18th century.
Slavery--Law and legislation --United States --History --19th century.
United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--History --1783-1815.
Contents Slavery in the American Revolution -- From Empire to Confederation -- Abolition, slavery reform, and the climate of opinion -- The making of the slaveholders' constitution -- Property and republican representation -- Sectional bargaining and moral union -- Slavery in the new nation -- From Constitution to Republican empire -- The Missouri compact and the rule of law -- Slavery and the dismal fate of Madisonian politics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index.
LCCN 2010002454
ISBN9780226846682 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226846687 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226846705 (paper)
ISBN0226846709 (paper)
ISBN9780226846699 (e-book)
ISBN0226846695 (e-book)
Standard identifier# 40018384266

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