Congress and the Emergence of Sectionalism: From the Missouri Compromise to the Age of Jackson inaugurates a new series for the United States Capitol Historical Society. this newest edition to the Perspectives of the History of Congress focuses on issues that led to the secession crisis and civil war. This first volume examines controversies surrounding sectionalism and the rise of Jacksonian Democracy. The essays in this volume consider the plight of American Indians, sectional strife over banking and commerce, emerging issues involving slavery and the very nature of American democracy. Hardcover, 293 pp, 2008.