Madison's Militia: The Hidden History of the Second Amendment - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197632222ISBN-10:019763222XUPC:9780197632222Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, African American & BlackBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 19th CenturySize:10.77 x 4.86 x 1.17 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCDQJGJAN1
This engaging history overturns the conventional wisdom about the Second Amendment--showing that the right to bear arms was not about protecting liberty but about preserving slavery. In Madison's Militia, Carl Bogus illuminates why James Madison and the First Congress included the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights. Linking together dramatic accounts of slave uprisings and electric debates...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197632222ISBN-10:019763222XUPC:9780197632222Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, African American & BlackBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 19th CenturySize:10.77 x 4.86 x 1.17 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCDQJGJAN1
Carl T. Bogus is a Professor of Law Emeritus at the Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, Rhode Island. He has also held visiting positions at the George Washington, Drexel, and Rutgers University law schools. He is the author of two previous books--Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism (Bloomsbury Press) and Why Lawsuits Are Good for America:...
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