Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States
Item #60994
STEPHENS, Alexander H[amilton]. A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States; Its Causes, Character, Conduct and Results. Presented in a Series of Colloquies at Liberty Hall. Phila.: National Publishing Company, [1868-1870]. 1st eds. 2 Vols. 654; 827 pp. Frontises., portraits, map. Orig. cloth. A near fine set. Howes S-938, "Most elaborate--and best--argument for the constitutional validiy of the doctrine of state sovereignty and the right of secession." "An elaborate, legalistic argument to vindicate the South; considerably more pro-Confederate in tone than the author was as Vice-President during the war." --Nevins II, p. 91. In Tall Cotton, 173.
Price: $900.00