A View of the Constitution, Secession As Taught At West Point

This treatise is one of the earliest works on the subject of the United States Constitution, and one of the most important. Rawle presents the view that states have a legal right to secede from the union. Cohen observes that the popularity of this text, which was used at West Point and other schools throughout the country, "is generally considered to have influenced the leaders and supporters of the Confederacy, although in fact Rawle opposed secession.", ISBN13: 9780935545180 ISBN10: 0935545182 Material Type: paperback