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Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2021

Jordan T. Watkins
Jordan T. Watkins
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Brigham Young University, Utah
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Slavery and Sacred Texts
The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America
 , pp. ii - iv
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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