| Author |
Fletcher, George P.
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| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
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United States. Constitution. 13th-15th Amendments.
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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Constitutional amendments -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) |
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polychrome rdacc |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Americans hate and distrust their government, but, at the same time, love and trust their government. These contradictory attitudes are resolved by Fletcher's novel interpretation of constitutional history. He says that the US has 2 constitutions - one catering to freedom and fear, the other to the need for security and social justice. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Argument for the Secret Constitution -- 1. Redemption Under Law -- 2. Radical Gettysburg -- 3. Nationhood -- 4. Loyalty and Betrayal -- 5. Equality -- 6. The Revolution That Never Was -- 7. Equality Without Vision -- 8. A Maxim of Justice: Its Birth and Rebirth -- 9. The Secret Constitution Resurgent -- 10. Government as Partner Against the Past -- 11. Neither Blue Nor Gray -- Afterword: Election Blues 2000. |
| ISBN |
9780198032434 (electronic bk.) |
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0198032439 (electronic bk.) |
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0195302656 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195302653 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195156287 |
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0195156285 |
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9780195141429 (alk. paper) |
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0195141423 (alk. paper) |
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9780199872169 |
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0199872163 |
| OCLC # |
61047832 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: Fletcher, George P. Our secret constitution. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 0195141423 0195156285 (DLC) 00057495 (OCoLC)44516758. |
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