"The definitive study of the nullification crisis in South Carolina."--The Free Lance-Star"Well done....Fine companion to Freehling's other work. Chapters are well organized; summaries are excellent."--Richard Owens, Lewis University"Combines incisive analysis with great narrative power....An important event....Highly readable and absorbing."--Book Week"An excellent piece of research and writing."--Library Journal"[Freehling's] special talent seems to be the capacity to etch characters richly, precisely, and briefly. By this means a very complicated story is made clear and interesting."--The Virginia Quarterly Review