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Williams, John Mason, 1780-1868 Nullification and compromise; a retrospective view

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.13 Author/Creator: Williams, John Mason, 1780-1868 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1863 Pagination: 32 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Number 27 in a series. Reviews the history of the Nullification Crisis as a means to demonstrate that South Carolina's actions were a "mere pretext" to slavery and civil war.

Williams, John Mason, 1780-1868

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