Van Cleve, George,  1952- <br/><br/>
A slaveholders' union :  slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic / 
George William Van Cleve. 
 - Chicago ;  London :  University of Chicago Press,  2010. 
 - 391 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index. 
<br/><br/>Slavery in the American Revolution -- From Empire to Confederation -- Abolition, slavery reform, and the climate of opinion -- The making of the slaveholders' constitution -- Property and republican representation -- Sectional bargaining and moral union -- Slavery in the new nation -- From Constitution to Republican empire -- The Missouri compact and the rule of law -- Slavery and the dismal fate of Madisonian politics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226846682 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226846687 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010002454 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Slavery--History--18th century.<br/>Slavery--History--19th century.<br/>Slavery--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Esclavitud--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglos XVIII
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.<br/>United States--History--1783-1815.<br/>Estados Unidos--Historia--Revolución, 1775-1783.<br/>Estados Unidos--Historia--1783-1815.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 E 446  / V222s 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.7/1