Fanatical schemes proslavery rhetoric and the tragedy of consensus /

Roberts-Miller, Patricia, 1959-

Fanatical schemes proslavery rhetoric and the tragedy of consensus / [electronic resource] : Patricia Roberts-Miller. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2009. - x, 286 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-274) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780817381257 (electronic bk.) 0817381252 (electronic bk.)




Slavery--Justification--History--United States--19th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Consensus (Social sciences)--History--United States--19th century.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Fanaticism--History--United States--19th century.
Politicians--History--United States--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Abolitionists--Political activity--History--United States--19th century.


United States--Politics and government--1829-1837.
United States--Politics and government--1837-1841.


Electronic books.

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