All Honor to Jefferson?: The Virginia Slavery Debates and the Positive Good Thesis

By Erik Root

Book Overview

This book fills a long neglected hole in American history and political thought. The debate over emancipation in 1829-32, and the success of the pro-slave interests in these debates paved the way for the development of the positive good thesis that was articulated and popularized by John C. Calhoun. These debates were to become a bellweather for the union.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739122185
• ISBN13: 9780739122181
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"