A new biography of the intellectual father of Southern secession--the man who set the scene for the Civil War, and whose political legacy still shapes America today.
But he is perhaps most known for arguing in favor of slavery as a "positive good" and for his famous doctrine of "state interp.
First elected to Congress in 1810, Calhoun went on to serve as secretary of war and vice president.
Calhoun is among the most notorious and enigmatic figures in American political history.
John C.
A new biography of the intellectual father of Southern secession--the man who set the scene for the Civil War, and whose political legacy still shapes America today