Slave Catchers : Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850-1860.

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Author / Creator:	Campbell, Stanley W.
Imprint:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 1970.
Description:	1 online resource (425 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Fugitive slave law (1850) Fugitive slave law (United States : 1850) Fugitive slaves -- United States. Fugitive slaves. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170410

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ISBN:	9781469610078 1469610078 1469610078
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	In this thoroughly researched documentation of a historically controversial issue, the author considers the background, passage, and constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law. The author's relation of public opinion and the executive policy regarding the much disputed law will help the reader reach a decision as to whether the law was actually a success or failure, legally and socially. Originally published in 1970.
Other form:	Print version: 9780807896327

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