Prelude to the Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina 1816-1836
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780844668697 (0844668699)
Publisher: Peter Smith Publisher
Edition language: English
Probably the best study of the Nullification Crisis of 1832.In November 1832, South Carolina was already making hints it would withdraw from the Union. The ostensible issue was tariffs (always money, always money,) but Freehling shows the importance of the slave issue in the crisis. Andrew Jackson ...