A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States: Its Causes, Character, Conduct and Results

Originally published: Philadelphia; National Publishing Co., [1868-1870]. 2 Vols. Illustrated. A Constitutional View is a sophisticated and well-argued defense of the doctrine of state sovereignty and the right of states to secede. The book "was a sensation in its day, evoking attacks by Northern and Southern champions of causes upon which it impinged.": Dictionary of American Biography IX:574.