A Slaveholders` Union - Slavery, Politics, And The Constitution In The Early American Republic

After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic.

• | By (Author): George William Van Cleve
• | Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 02, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 408 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0226846709
• | ISBN-13: 9780226846705