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

In the early years of the nineteenth century, southern slaveholders sought a national definition of property rights that would recognize and protect their ownership of slaves. Northern interests, on the other hand, opposed any national interpretation of property rights because of the threat slavery...

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Основен автор: Huston, James L., 1947-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ℗♭2003.
Серия: Civil War America.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=114688
Подобни документи: Print version:: Calculating the value of the Union.
Резюме: In the early years of the nineteenth century, southern slaveholders sought a national definition of property rights that would recognize and protect their ownership of slaves. Northern interests, on the other hand, opposed any national interpretation of property rights because of the threat slavery posed to the northern free labor market, particularly if allowed to spread to western territories. This impasse sparked a process of political realignment that culminated in the creation of the Republican Party, ultimately leading to the secession crisis.
Физически характеристики: 1 online resource (xvii, 394 pages) : illustrations.
Формат: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Библиография: Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-385) and index.
ISBN: 0807861685
9780807861684
0807828041
9780807828045