The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 - Terri Diane (Adjunct Assistant Professor Halperin - Bog

Touching on the major sedition trials while expanding the discussion beyond the usual focus on freedom of speech and the press to include the treatment of immigrants, Halperin's book provides a window through which readers can explore the meaning of freedom of speech, immigration, citizenship, the public sphere, the Constitution, and the Union.