The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, Paperback - Joanne B. Freeman

DescriptionThe previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil WarIn The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers...

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Appointed by Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. Supreme Court during the Civil War, Samuel Freeman Miller (1816--1890) served on the nation's highest trib...

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Although partisan polarization gets much of the attention in political science scholarship about Congress, members of Congress represent diverse co...

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Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Richard B IrwinNumber of pages: 420Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 217 x 139 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

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