{"product_id":"contesting-the-constitution-william-s-belko-9780826222282","title":"Contesting the Constitution: Congress Debates the Missouri Crisis, 1819-1821","description":"The admission of Missouri to the Union quickly became a constitutional crisis of the first order, inciting an intensive reexamination of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Congress. The heart of the question in need of resolution was whether that body possessed the authority to place conditions on a territory--in this instance Missouri--regarding restrictions on slavery--before its admittance to the Union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The larger question with which the legislators grappled were the limits of the Constitution's provisions granting Congress the authority to affect the institution of slavery--both where it already existed and where it could expand. The issue--what would come to be known as the Missouri Crisis--severely tested the still young republic and, some four decades later, would all but rend it asunder. This timely collection of original essays thoughtfully engages the intersections of history and constitutional law, and is certain to find eager readers among historians, legal scholars, political scientists, as well as many who call Missouri home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributing Authors: \u003cbr\u003e William S. Belko \u003cbr\u003e Christopher Childers \u003cbr\u003e John Eastman \u003cbr\u003e Brook Poston \u003cbr\u003e John R. Van Atta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William S. Belko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826222285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826222282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"William S. Belko","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096770814207,"sku":"9780826222282","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contesting-the-constitution-william-s-belko-9780826222282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}