Liberty and Union: The Civil War Era and American Constitutionalism
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0700624864 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 530 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gracefully written Huebner’s mastery of the material and synthesizing mind keep the book on track from start to finish."Weekly Standard"At last, a brilliant, imaginative, and original re-examination which synthesizes the histories of the Civil War, of constitutional and legal development, and of the African American experience. His discussion of legal enactments and judicial decisions renders them readily understandable for non-lawyers. Huebner skillfully weaves a range of social, cultural and political information into the narrative."Civil War News"Provides an overdue reexamination of constitutional and legal developments from the antebellum era through Reconstruction. The result is a masterful and beautifully written study that
A brilliant, imaginative, and original re-examination that synthesizes the histories of the Civil War, of constitutional and legal development, and of the African American experience.
Ronald H. Clark said Slavery, Civil War Politics and the Nation's Reconstruction told from Multiple Perspectives. Lord knows there are many, many fine books on the Civil War. This is an especially outstanding one. The author combines multiple perspectives--Civil War History, slavery as an institution, constitutional history, the evolution of Reconstruction, and African-American history--into one unified analysis that addresses an unusually wide breadth of issues. All of this in Slavery, Civil War Politics and the Nation's Reconstruction told from Multiple Perspectives Ronald H. Clark Lord knows there are many, many fine books on the Civil War. This is an especially outstanding one. The author combines multiple perspectives--Civil War History, slavery as an institution, constitutional history, the evolution of Reconstruction, and African-American history--into one unified analysis that addresses an unusually wide breadth of issues. All of this in 450 pages of well organized text and 38 pages of notes.To paraphrase the old spaghetti sauce commercial, "it's all in there." Indeed.. 50 pages of well organized text and Slavery, Civil War Politics and the Nation's Reconstruction told from Multiple Perspectives Lord knows there are many, many fine books on the Civil War. This is an especially outstanding one. The author combines multiple perspectives--Civil War History, slavery as an institution, constitutional history, the evolution of Reconstruction, and African-American history--into one unified analysis that addresses an unusually wide breadth of issues. All of this in Slavery, Civil War Politics and the Nation's Reconstruction told from Multiple Perspectives Ronald H. Clark Lord knows there are many, many fine books on the Civil War. This is an especially outstanding one. The author combines multiple perspectives--Civil War History, slavery as an institution, constitutional history, the evolution of Reconstruction, and African-American history--into one unified analysis that addresses an unusually wide breadth of issues. All of this in 450 pages of well organized text and 38 pages of notes.To paraphrase the old spaghetti sauce commercial, "it's all in there." Indeed.. 50 pages of well organized text and 38 pages of notes.To paraphrase the old spaghetti sauce commercial, "it's all in there." Indeed.. 8 pages of notes.To paraphrase the old spaghetti sauce commercial, "it's all in there." Indeed.. Good overview of Civil War When I saw this book advertised in the New York Review of Books, I asked my local library to order it. And I am glad I did. I found this to be a well-written and informative book on the Civil War. There was plenty in here that either I did not know or that caused me to think about what I already knew differently. It seemed that by the time of the Dred Scott decision, the South had everything going for it - a Democratic president sympathetic to the South, a Supreme Court sympathetic to the South, a. "Five Stars" according to JNS. Very well researched and written. Fascinating.
Sternberg Professor of History at Rhodes College in Memphis. Huebner is Irma O. . Timothy S. His books include The Southern Judicial Tradition: State Judges and Sectional Distinctiveness, 1790–1890 and The Taney Court: Justice, Rulings, and Legacy