Preserving the Constitution: Essays on Politics and the Constitution in the Reconstruction Era (Reconstructing America)
Michael Les Benedict examines the relationship between politics and constitutional interpretation during the Reconstruction era. Through a collection of historical essays, this volume considers the effort to preserve constitutional principles amid the profound political changes that followed the Civil War.
About This Book
Preserving the Constitution brings together essays by Michael Les Benedict on politics and constitutional issues during the Reconstruction era.
The book focuses on the challenges of interpreting and preserving the Constitution during a period of major national change.
Its subject connects constitutional history with the political development of post-Civil War America.
Designed for readers interested in Reconstruction, American political history, and constitutional studies.
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