Criminal Dissent: Prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798

Criminal Dissent: Prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
ISBN-10
0674243889
ISBN-13
9780674243880
Category
History
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2020-01-07
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Wendell Bird

Description

The prosecution of dissent under the Alien and Sedition Acts affected far more people than previously realized. It also provoked the first battle over the Bill of Rights. Wendell Bird provides the definitive account of a dark moment in U.S. history, reminding us that expressive freedom and opposition politics are essential to a stable democracy.

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