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by James C. N. Paul. 200 pgs.

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Table of contents
CONTENTS
Introduction xi
One Captain Tyler Plots a Course 1
Two Rivalry among the Leaders 33
Three Discord within the Ranks 62
Four The Democracy Becomes Acquisitive 94
Five Intrigue at Washington 114
Six Compromise at Baltimore 144
Seven Texas, Trojan Horse of the Democracy 169
Bibliography 185
Index 197
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