Calculating the value of the Union : slavery, property rights, and the economic origins of the Civil War / James L. Huston.

Author/creator Huston, James L., 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxvii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCivil War America
Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents Slavery, property rights, and the American Revolution -- The origins of slaveholder aggressiveness -- Free labor and the competition of slaves -- The antislavery debate over property rights -- The constitutionality of slavery prohibition in the territories -- The politics of Southern upheaval, 1846-1853 -- The Northern realignment, 1854-1860.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-385) and index.
LCCN 2003008363
ISBN0807828041 (cloth : alk. paper)