Why John C. Calhoun still matters: a talk with his biographer, Robert Elder

08/04/2022

A Life in Biography

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There is much more to Calhoun, that proponent of slavery, than you might imagine.

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Why John C. Calhoun still matters: a talk with his biographer, Robert Elder

A Life in Biography

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