Summers, Mark W. 1951-

The plundering generation : corruption and the crisis of the Union, 1849-1861 / Mark W. Summers. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1987. - xv, 362 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

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Political corruption--History--United States--19th century.


United States--Politics and government--1849-1861.

E 415.7 / .S96 1987