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A Constitutional History of Secession - find out more information - My friend, Jack Graham & Donald Livingston have written the definitive book on the history of constitutional, lawful secession. A must read book for every libertarian, constitutionalist and American interested in the lost political right of secession.

Secession, State & Liberty - find out more information - David Gordon of the Ludwig Von Mises Institute wrote the first book on lawful secession that I have in my personal library. I urge you to buy the book for your freedom library.

   On Remaking the World Cut Nations Down... find out more information - The first book I ever read discussing modern day secession and devolution published back in 1991 by the world famous financial advisor, Harry D. Schultz. He personally solved his problems with the Washington Empire and big government a decade ago by moving to Switzerland.

   Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays find out more information - In this book, Murray Rothbard laid the groundwork for today's intellectual revolt against the Washington Empire, and it's centralized social and economic mismanagement and controls. For more about Rothbard, review our Tribute to libertarian and Southern nationalist Murray Rothbard page and check out the Ludwig von Mises Institute homepage.

   The Essential Calhoun (Library of Conservative Thought) find out more information - Dr. Clyde Wilson tells the story of John C. Calhoun, his ideas and political philosophy better than anyone else. A must read for every American interested in the background and politics leading up to The War Between the States. It includes speeches and writing from Calhoun's 40 year public career.

   The Dynamic of Secession find out more information - This timely book provides the reader information and an explanation for today's separatist and secession movements. From the morality of violent secession to the many peaceful and democratic secession movements today, this book is an important contribution to existing literature on the subject.

Secession: The Morality of Political Divorce From Fort Sumter To Lithuania and Quebec find out more information - Here professor Buchanan gives us a coherent theory under which the political tools of peaceful secession are morally justified complete with many historical examples.

   Why Not Freedom!: America's Revolt Against Big Government find out more information - The Kennedy Brothers provide the history and how to necessary to utilize the historic political right and tools of democratic secession to return America to limited Constitutional government. While some of their other books are more popular and bigger sellers, this is my personal favorite and #1 recommendation for American's who want to know more about the right and threat of legal, democratic, constitutional secession in controlling big government and our Washington and state politicians.

   The Road to Disunion: Secessionists at Bay, 1776 To 1854 find out more information - William Freehling gives the reader a broad interesting view of political and social history of the South from 1776 to 1854. An excellent book on the period but be prepared for the usual anti-Southern bias of a Washington establishment historian.

   Theories of Secession (European Political Science) find out more information - Lehning provides an organized analysis of the growing number of secessionist movements around the world using a broad collection of experts in the field.

'A Government of Our Own': The Making of the Confederacy find out more information - Davis writes an interesting history of the making and establishment of the Confederate States of America and their failed attempt to preserve the US Constitution and the original US Republic from assault and eventual destruction by Lincoln and his Eastern Establishment special interest.

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics find out more information - No list of books on secession would be complete without the inclusion of Ludwig von Mises and his historic classic on history and contemporary master masterpiece of free-market economics and individual liberty. Warning this is a tough read but well worth the effort.

Philosophical Melancholy and Delirium: Hume's Pathology of Philososphy find out more information Donald Livingston traces the philosophy of Sr. David Hume and discusses the relevance of politics, nationalism and ideology to today's world. He revises our understanding of Hume's distinction between true and false philosophy.

Regionalism and Nationalism in the United States: The Attack on Leviathan find out more information - Donald Davidson, one of the original Southerners of "I'll Take My Stand" defends regionalism and the South's politics, customs and traditions as they are under assault by nationalism and the empire's attempt to establish a national identity under Washington's increasingly homogenized, and democratized society.

The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude find out more information - Written back in the 1500's, this tract has influenced some of the world's greatest freedom thinkers from Tolstoy to Ayn Rand. A must read short book for every freedom and limited government philosopher who seeks to increase personal liberty and roll back the slavery and tyranny of big government and corrupt politicians.

New Views of the Constitution of the United States find out more information
- An expensive book but of vital interest to those wanting more ammunition to refute the flawed claims of big government supporters. Author John Taylor is an articulate proponent of states rights, the Constitution and limited government.

Was Jefferson Davis Right? find out more information - A must read book by the Kennedy Brothers defending states rights and limited government with a view towards the philosophy and background of President Jefferson Davis. The contrast between the statesman Jefferson Davis and the tyranny and war against civilians of Lincoln could not be more apparent than the conclusion of this book. Yes, Davis was right, Lincoln was wrong and America suffers the evil of centralized government at home and an aggressive empire abroad because the right of self-determination died on the battlefields in Lincoln's terrible war.

Calhoun and Popular Rule: The Political Theory of Disquisition and Discourse. find out more information - Dr. Lee Cheek of has written this treatise on the Calhounian philosophy regarding the sovereign states verses the central government, majority rule, and the Constitution. He brings Calhoun and his theories back to life for 21st Century Americans who are tired of too much central government control and state tyranny. One of my favorite books on Calhoun

A Defense of Virginia and the South find out more information - R. L. Dabney's brilliant defense of the South and it provides much information on the institution of slavery, the Constitution and the Bible from a 19th century perspective.

The Southern Nation: The New Rise of the... find out more information - This is the definitive book available today on the rebirth and background of Southern nationalism. My compatriot, R. Gordon Thornton isn't just an author, historian and philosopher but rather he puts his efforts and activism to work in achieving the goals highlighted in his book. A must read book for every Southerner who wants to throw off the political, economic and cultural chains of the special interests in Washington, DC.

View of the Constitution of the United States: With Selected Writings find out more information - Tucker and Wilson advocate limited government along with the sovereignty of the people and the states within our system as they reject the evils of a powerful central government.

The Southern Essays of Richard M. Weaver find out more information - Here Richard Weaver, heir to the Southern Agrarian traditions of opposition to the all powerful federal state established by Lincoln writes in his essays of the limitations of capitalism, industrialism, and modernism to the Southern traditions of limited government and sovereignty of the South.

The Confederate Constitution of 1861: An Inquiry Into American Constitutionalism find out more information - This book shows how the Confederate States of America were not fighting so much to defend slavery but rather to defend the Constitution established by America's Founding Fathers, for limited government and the right of the people and the states to government themselves. A must read book for every American who loves what the US Constitution was and should be returned to today.

A Better Guide Than Reason: Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Library of Conservative Thought find out more information - In my opinion this is one of the best books on Revolutionary America and should be read in conjunction with Murray Rothbard's 4 volumes of "Conceived in Liberty" for a thorough understand of what America's first war for independence was all about.

Calhoun's Philosophy of Politics : A Study of A Disquisition On Government find out more information - This analysis by Brown brings Calhoun's political philosophy into contrast and comparison with other political philosophies. Personally I far prefer Cheek's book discussed above.

John Randolph of Roanoke: A Study in American Politics With Selected Speeches and Letters find out more information - Everything you would want to know about this very interesting historical figure is here, from his life, to letters and speeches.

Ideas Have Consequences find out more information - One of the all time classics of conservative and Southern thought. Richard Weaver believed that good ideas, with skilled actions brought good consequences.