Description: John Compton shows how evangelicals, not New Deal reformers, paved the way for the most important constitutional developments of the twentieth century. Their early-1800s crusade to destroy property that made immorality possible challenged founding-era legal protections of slavery, lotteries, and liquor sales and opened the door to progressivism.
Brief description: John W. Compton is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Chapman University.
Review Quotes: The book's clear, forcibly argued, and original thesis challenges some of the most influential scholarship in its field.--Ken I. Kersch, Boston College