Seven articles, revised from a May 1995 conference of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, present alternative views to the conventional wisdom and myths which have sprung up around the Civil Wa
In this book, prominent historians of slavery and legal scholars analyze the intricate relationship between slavery, race, and the law from the earliest Black Codes in colonial America to the passage
Kaminski's biography analyzes the public career of George Clinton (1739-1812), from Ulster County militia officer to "Pharoah of New York" and Vice President under both Jefferson and Madison. An outsp
