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A constitutional view of the late war between the states: its causes, character, conduct and results: presented in a series of colloquies at Liberty H

A constitutional view of the late war between the states: its causes, character, conduct and results: presented in a series of colloquies at Liberty H

H. Stephens, Alexander

Paperback

20th Century United States HistoryGeneral LawUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 9353701023
ISBN13: 9789353701024
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 15 2000
Pages: 858
Weight: 2.36
Height: 1.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
How does a nation argue with itself after catastrophe? Power, principle, and memory collide. In this complete Volume II of Alexander H. Stephens's Liberty Hall colloquies, the former Confederate vice president sets out a civil war political treatise in dialogue form, pressing his case on secession, the limits of national power, and the constitutional questions that shaped nineteenth century America. Read as a constitutional history book and a civil war research source, it gathers the rhetoric, legal reasoning, and anxieties of the Reconstruction era South in one sustained argument. Stephens moves from states rights doctrine to federalism constitutional theory, offering a close confederate constitution analysis alongside critiques of Union policy and wartime governance. The result is a vivid primary source collection: persuasive, partisan, and essential for anyone tracing the evolution of southern political thought and the emergence of lost cause literature. Even when you disagree, the logic and cadence reveal how constitutional language was used to defend identity, economy, and sovereignty. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A voice from inside Confederate leadership, it shows history being argued as constitutional necessity. For the curious general reader, these conversations provide a gripping window into how Americans tried to explain the war's causes, character, conduct, and results; for historians, lawyers, and classic-literature collectors, this is an indispensable companion volume that deepens any library of Civil War and constitutional debate.

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