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Arguing about Slavery : John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the United States Congress
Arguing about Slavery John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the United States Congress
Author: William Lee Miller
In the 1830s slavery was so deeply entrenched that it could not even be discussed in Congress, which had enacted a "gag rule" to ensure that anti-slavery petitions would be summarily rejected. This stirring book chronicles the parliamentary battle to bring "the peculiar institution" into the national debate, a battle that som...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679768449
ISBN-10: 0679768440
Publication Date: 1/12/1998
Pages: 592
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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