A Compromise of Principle

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Remarks on Condition : Notes on Condition: Good, Dust Jacket: fair with general shelfwear with some tears along the spines and edges., In good condition, Previous owner’s name to front endpaper

A Compromise of Principle is a book by Michael Les Benedict, an American historian and lawyer. The book is a study of the constitutional crisis that occurred in the United States after the Civil War, when the Radical Republicans in Congress clashed with President Andrew Johnson over the reconstruction of the South and the rights of the freed slaves. The book analyzes the political, legal, and moral issues involved in the conflict, as well as the impact of the impeachment and acquittal of Johnson. The book was published by W.W. Norton and Company in 1974. It has 493 pages. Additional remarks, dust jacket clipped.