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Advance praise: 'The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War is a must-read for anyone interested in either the constitutional dimensions of the conflict over slavery or the influence of constitutional arguments on public policy debates more generally.' Earl Maltz, author of Slavery and the Supreme Court, 1825-1861 Advance praise: 'The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War is a fascinating read about the role of the Constitution in causing the Civil War. Exhaustively researched and expertly written, the book sheds critical light on how a 4,000-word document that never used the word 'slavery' could contribute to a war over it seventy years later.' Jason A. Gillmer, author of Slavery and Freedom in Texas: Stories from the Courtroom, 1821-1871 Advance praise: 'Michael Conlin has given us an authoritative biography of the Founders' Constitution as the People's charter. His exhaustively researched and brilliantly argued book should lay to rest any doubt that the original Constitution was responsible for the Civil War.' H. Robert Baker, Georgia State University

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Michael F. Conlin is Professor of History at Eastern Washington University and author of One Nation Divided by Slavery: Remembering the American Revolution while Marching toward the Civil War (2015).

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