Mass Pardons in America - Graham Dodds

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Résumé :
This book is the first comprehensive study of how presidential mass pardons have helped put domestic insurrections to rest. Graham G. Dodds examines when and why presidents have issued mass pardons and amnesties to deal with domestic rebellion and attempt to reunite the country.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Mass Pardons in History, Law, and Politics
2. Pennsylvania Insurrections in the Late Eighteenth Century: George Washington and John Adams
3. Mormon Resistance in the Nineteenth Century: James Buchanan, Benjamin Harrison, and Grover Cleveland
4. The Civil War: Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
5. Vietnam War Resisters: Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix: Other Mass Pardons and Amnesties in the United States
Notes
Bibliography
Index