Download or read book Federalism, Secession, and the American State written by Lawrence M. Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through primary source research and the re-analysis of the rich historical literature about the antebellum era and the causes of the Civil War, Lawrence A. Anderson explores the relationship between federalism and the movement for secession in the United States during the pre-civil war era.