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 |
| Publication Info | Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010. |
| Description | 391 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010002454 |
| ISBN | 9780226846682 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226846687 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226846705 (paper) |
| ISBN | 0226846709 (paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226846699 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0226846695 (e-book) |
| Standard identifier# | 40018384266 |