Slavery, law, and politics : the Dred Scott case in historical perspective

✍ Scribed by Fehrenbacher, Don E. (Don Edward), 1920-1997

• Book ID: 110218344
• Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
• Year: 1981
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 390 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780195028836

✦ Synopsis

viii, 326 pages ; 22 cm;Abridged ed. of the author's The Dred Scott case, its significance in American law and politics;Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-311) and index;Slavery and Race in the American Constitutional System -- Expansion and Slavery in National Politics -- Toward Judicial Resolution -- The Taney Court and Judicial Power -- The Dred Scott Case in Missouri -- Before the Supreme Court -- The Opinion of the Court -- Concurrence, Dissent, and Public Reaction -- The Lecompton and Freeport Connections -- Not Peace but a Sword -- In the Stream of History