State Documents On Federal Relations: The States And The United States (Volume Vi)

By Herman Vandenburg Ames

Behind every clause of the United States Constitution lie fierce struggles between state and national power. Compiled by constitutional historian Herman Vandenburg Ames, this landmark volume lets those struggles unfold in the official words of legislators, governors and conventions. These documents still speak loudly. State Documents on Federal Relations: The States and The United States (Volume VI) is a historical document anthology that gathers rare state papers into a coherent primary source collection on American federalism and states. Here, resolutions, reports and proclamations reveal how state and federal relations were contested across the early American republic and deep into 19th century US politics, illuminating states rights constitutional debates that shaped law, policy and identity. For readers seeking a constitutional history reference that moves beyond summary into the texture of original voices, this volume serves as one of the enduring American constitutional law sources: essential to law and history students, insightful for general history lovers, and a dependable academic research reference and Federalist Papers companion on any shelf. Accessible in its organisation, it speaks both to curious readers of narrative history and to collectors who prize authoritative editions of classic legal texts. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354480535
• ISBN13: 9789354480539
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"