This Vast Southern Empire

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"A new portrait of the southern slaveholders who occupied the commanding heights of antebellum politics, this book explores the intimate relationship between American slavery and American power. From John C. Calhoun to Jefferson Davis, the South's leading statesmen understood the United States as the chief defender of bound labor in an Atlantic World still teetering between slavery and abolition. Overcoming traditional southern scruples about dangers of centralized authority, slaveholders harnessed the power of the United States to protect vulnerable slave regimes across the hemisphere, from Texas to Brazil"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Politics and government,  Government policy,  Power (Social sciences),  Slavery,  Foreign relations,  History,  Slavery, united states, history,  United states, foreign relations, 1783-1865,  United states, politics and government, 1783-1865,  Diplomatic relations,  Political aspects,  United states, foreign relations, 1775-1783

Places: United States

Times: 1783-1865