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A study of Lyman Trumbull’s political and constitutional thought that offers a much-needed exploration of this key figure in Civil War and Reconstruction history. This is a long overdue book on one of the forgotten framers of the United States.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Slavery and Secession
  • 2. Confiscation and the War Power
  • 3. Habeas Corpus and Freedom of Expression
  • 4. Civil Rights and the Thirteenth Amendment
  • 5. Civil Rights and the Privileges and Immunities of US Citizenship
  • 6. The Freemen’ Bureau and Congressional Reconstruction
  • 7. Military Reconstruction, Presidential Obstruction, and Impeachment
  • 8. Readmission, the Enforcement Acts, and Segregation
  • 9. Liberal Republicanism and the End of Reconstruction
  • Conclusion: "This Good Right Hand"
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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        Publisher: University Press of Kansas
        Publication Date: 19/08/2022
        ISBN13: 9780700633494, 978-0700633494
        ISBN10: 0700633499
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        A study of Lyman Trumbull’s political and constitutional thought that offers a much-needed exploration of this key figure in Civil War and Reconstruction history. This is a long overdue book on one of the forgotten framers of the United States.

        Table of Contents
        • Acknowledgments
        • Introduction
        • 1. Slavery and Secession
        • 2. Confiscation and the War Power
        • 3. Habeas Corpus and Freedom of Expression
        • 4. Civil Rights and the Thirteenth Amendment
        • 5. Civil Rights and the Privileges and Immunities of US Citizenship
        • 6. The Freemen’ Bureau and Congressional Reconstruction
        • 7. Military Reconstruction, Presidential Obstruction, and Impeachment
        • 8. Readmission, the Enforcement Acts, and Segregation
        • 9. Liberal Republicanism and the End of Reconstruction
        • Conclusion: "This Good Right Hand"
        • Notes
        • Bibliography
        • Index

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