A blow-by-blow re-creation of the battle royal that raged in Congress in the 1830s, when a small band of representatives, led by President John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, employed intricate stratagems to outwit the Southern (and Southern-sympathizing) sponsors of the successive gag rules that had long blocked debate on the subject of slavery.
Arguing about Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress
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Arguing about Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress
- UPC:
- 9780394569222
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 1996-01-16
- Release Date:
- 1996-01-16
- Author:
- William Lee Miller
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 1
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