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Justice Curtis in the Civil War era : at the crossroads of American constitutionalism / Stuart Streichler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Streichler, Stuart, 1957-
- Series:
- Constitutionalism and democracy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional history--United States--19th century.
- Constitutional history.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Judicial process--United States--History--19th century.
- Judicial process.
- Curtis, Benjamin R., 1809-1874.
- Curtis, Benjamin R.
- Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, 1809-1874.
- History.
- Slavery--Law and legislation.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 271 pages : portrait ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2005.
- Contents:
- In the Whig tradition
- The fugitive slave controversy
- Federal-state conflict in a commercial republic
- The promise of due process
- The Dred Scott case
- The president's war powers
- The Johnson impeachment trial.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-253) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813923425
- OCLC:
- 57069503
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