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The first book-length study of lobbying prior to the Civil War.Since the 2008 global economic crisis, historians have embraced the challenge of making visible the invisible hand of the market. This renewed interest in the politics of political economy makes it all the more timely to remind ourselves that debates over free trade and protection were just as controversial in the early United States as they have once again become, and that lobbying, then as now, played an important part in Lincoln's government "of the people, by the people, for the people." In Lobbyists and the Making of US Tariff Policy, 18161861, Daniel Peart reveals how active lobbyists were in Washington throughout the antebellum era. He describes how they involved themselves at every stage of the making of tariff policy, from setting the congressional agenda, through the writing of legislation in committee, to the final vote. Considering policymaking as a process, Peart focuses on the importance of rules and timing, the critical roles played by individual lawmakers and lobbyists, and the high degree of uncertainty that characterized this formative period in American political development.The debate about tariff policy, Peart explains, is an unbroken thread that runs throughout the pre–Civil War era, connecting disparate individuals and events and shaping the development of the United States in myriad ways. Duties levied on imports provided the federal government with the major part of its revenue from the ratification of the Constitution to the close of the nineteenth century. More controversially, they also offered protection to domestic producers against foreign competition, at the expense of increased costs for consumers and the risk of retaliation from international trade partners. Ultimately, this book uses the tariff issue to illustrate the critical role that lobbying played within the antebellum policymaking process.
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How the role of the Speaker of the House evolved amid power struggles and conflict in the early American Congress.The Speaker of the House occupies a central place in American political life, yet the office's authority has never been fixed or inevitable. The Soul of the House offers a history of the Speakership during the nation's formative decades, when its power depended as much on circumstance and character as on formal rules. Covering twenty-three Speakers from the early republic through the mid-nineteenth century, Daniel Peart examines how the office functioned during periods of intense political strain.This history shows how sectional conflict, fragile coalitions, and competing visions of governance limited what Speakers could accomplish—even as expectations for leadership grew. Moments of legislative breakdown, particularly during the 1840s and 1850s, reveal how debates over slavery tested the House's capacity to govern and eroded confidence in compromise itself. Peart interprets the Speakership as a relational office, shaped by the collective will of the House and by the personal qualities of those who held the gavel. Authority emerged unevenly, often constrained by forces beyond any individual's control.Based on extensive archival research, this study offers a measured account of institutional power that resists triumphalist narratives. It will interest historians of American politics and law, as well as readers seeking a deeper understanding of how democratic institutions operate under pressure—and why legislative paralysis has such deep roots in the American past.