A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature Character of Our Federal Government. Being a Review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the Unit Contributor(s): Upshur, Abel Parker (Author) |
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ISBN: 1886363447 ISBN-13: 9781886363441 Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Law | Legal History |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 98011151 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 138 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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Publisher Description: The political philosophy that would later guide the Confederacy. Originally published: Petersburg: Printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840. iv,132 pp. This work is a classic statement of the political principles that would later guide the leaders of the Confederacy. It was such a fine exposition, in fact, that it was reprinted in 1863 by Northern Democrats as a guide to the political philosophy of the Confederacy. ABEL PARKER UPSHUR 1791-1844], a Virginia judge, politician and spokesman for states-rights and pro-slavery southern conservative ideology, served as secretary of the navy and secretary of state under President Tyler. |