Constitutional Ethics Of Secession And War Is Hell: Two Speeches of Charles Francis Adams

by Charles Francis Adams

Book Overview

Constitutional Ethics Of Secession And War Is Hell: Two Speeches of Charles Francis Adams is a book that features two speeches delivered by Charles Francis Adams, an American diplomat and politician, during the American Civil War. The first speech, delivered in 1861, focuses on the issue of secession and the constitutional ethics surrounding it. Adams argues that secession is unconstitutional and that the Union must be preserved at all costs. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162948256
• ISBN13: 9781162948256
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"