The Compact Theory of the Constitution

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Kent Masterson Brown on “The Compact Theory of the Constitution” at the August 2016 Abbeville Institute Conference on Nullification, Atlanta, GA.

About Kent Masterson Brown

Kent Masterson Brown holds a J.D. from Washington and Lee University and is an accomplished attorney in Kentucky. He was the creator and first editor of the magazine, The Civil War. He is the author of several books, including, Cushing of Gettysburg: The Story of a Union Artillery Commander, Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1993 (a History Book Club selection and recipient of the Award of Merit from the Wisconsin Historical Society) and The Civil War in Kentucky: Battle for the Bluegrass State, Mason City: Savas, 2000. He reissued and re-illustrated A.D. Kirwan’s Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade through the University Press of Kentucky in 2002; it was recipient of the Basil W. Duke Award for the best reprint of the year. Mr. Brown’s most recent book, Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics and the Pennsylvania Campaign, was released in April of 2005 by the University of North Carolina Press and has received rave reviews. It is a selection of the History Book Club and Military Book Club and has been awarded the 2005 Bachelder-Coddington Award, the 2005 United States Army Historical Foundation Award for Distinguished Writing in History and the 2005 Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. Literary Prize. He has written numerous articles for scholarly historical journals, and regularly leads Civil War battlefield tours. Mr. Brown is a highly-sought-after speaker, and he lectures on Civil War history all across the nation. Twice a year, Mr. Brown conducts walking tours of Civil War battlefields. More from Kent Masterson Brown

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