Sacred Debts : : State Civil War Claims and American Federalism / / Kyle Sinisi.

In this innovative book, Kyle Sinisi explores a little-known chapter in the history of American politics—the struggle between states and the federal government over the costs of fighting the Civil War. At stake was the disposition of some 8 million. Focusing on Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri, Sinisi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022]
©2003
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:The North's Civil War
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Origins of the Civil War Claims System
  • 2. Missouri’s Precedents and Lobbyists
  • 3. Memory and Claims in Kentucky
  • 4. Kansas and Intergovernmental Operations in the Newly Created State
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index