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Southern Rights: Political Prisoners and the Myth of Confederate Constitutionalism (Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History) - Hardcover

Book 5 of 24: A Nation Divided

Mark E. Neely (author)

 
9780813918945: Southern Rights: Political Prisoners and the Myth of Confederate Constitutionalism (Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History)

Synopsis

Based on the discovery of records of over 4000 prisoners in Confederate military prisons, this work undermines the common understanding that Jefferson Davis and the Confederates were scrupulous in their respect for constitutional rights whilst Lincoln and the Unionists regularly violated them.

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About the Author

Mark E. Neely Jr., McCabe-Greer Professor of Civil War History at the Pennsylvania State University, won a Pulitzer Prize in history for his book The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties. He is also author of The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America.

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