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by Joel H. Silbey. 348 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Joel H. Silbey

Publisher:

   Stanford University Press

Place of Publication:

  Stanford, CA  

Publication Year:

  1991
Subjects:   United States--Politics And Government--19th Century
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