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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the Alien and Sedition Acts and their aftermath. The bibliography contains a selection of books for general readers. Each item links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Testing the Constitution by 
Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech by 
Press and Speech under Assault: The Early Supreme Court Justices and the Sedition Act of 1798, and the Campaign Against Dissent by 
Reclaiming the American Revolution: The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Their Legacy by 
A Sovereign People: The Crises of the 1790s and the Birth of American Nationalism by The Virginia Report of 1799-1800, Touching the Alien and Sedition Laws; Together with the Virginia Resolutions of December 21, 1798, the Debate and Proceedings Thereon in the House of Delegates of Virginia, and Several Other Documents Illustrative of the
