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Our Secret Constitution

by George P. Fletcher

Constitutional amendmentsConstitutional historyPolitical and social viewsPolitics and governmentUnited StatesLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social viewsConstitutional history -- United StatesConstitutional amendments -- United States

"In this perspective-altering new book, George P. Fletcher asserts that the Civil War was the most significant event in American legal history, an event that not only abolished slavery and changed the laws of the land but also created a new set of principles that continues to guide our thinking today."--BOOK JACKET.

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