The slaveholding republic : an account of the United States government's relations to slavery / Don E. Fehrenbacher ; completed and edited by Ward M. McAfee
Preface -- Introduction -- Slavery and the founding of the republic -- Slavery in the national capital -- Slavery in American foreign relations -- African slave trade, 1789 to 1842 -- African slave trade, 1842 to 1862 -- Fugitive slave problem to 1850 -- Fugitive slave problem, 1850 to 1864 -- Slavery in the federal territories -- Republican revolution -- Conclusion
Summary
This volume analyses how the government of the United States effectively became an agent of the slaveholding interest, despite the fact that the nation had been founded upon ideals potentially hostile to the institution of slavery
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-452) and index
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