Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical Perspective
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This is an abridgement of the Pulitzer-Prize winning The Dred Scott Case, making Fehrenbacher's monumental work available to a wider audience. Although it condenses the original by half, all the chapters and major themes of the larger work have been retained, providing a masterful review of the issues before America on the eve of the Civil War.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:019502883X
ISBN13:9780195028836
Release Date:April 1981
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.77 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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A tour de force in historical jurisprudence...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
'Slavery, Law and Politics' is an abridged version of Don Fehrenbacher's 1978 magnum opus 'The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics.' While it is a technically challenging book for the average reader of historical jurisprudence, its an indispensible resource for understanding the dynamics of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case given the historical milieu just before the Civil War. Fehrenbacher pulls no punches, ripping into the Taney court which issued one of the most shameful decisions in the Court's history. Of interest is the 'scorecard' Fehrenbacher keeps of the different aspects of the decision, clarifying the historical ambiguities of what the court really decided. In all, a complex, gratifying read. The original, fully annotated version of the book, unfortunately, is out of print..
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