num_pages: 228
description: Through biographical cameos and narrative vignettes, the author explains the evolution of the slave power argument over time, tracing the often repeated scenario of northern outcry against the perceived slavery, and revealing the importance of slavery in the structure of national politics.
language: English
title: The Slave Power: The Free North and Southern Domination, 1780-1860
titlecomplete: The Slave Power: The Free North and Southern Domination, 1780-1860
genres: American History, Civil War, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 57
publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr