Origins of the Dred Scott Case Jacksonian Jurisprudence and the Supreme Court, 1837-1857 |
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| Author:
| Allen, Austin |
| Series title: | Studies in the Legal History of the South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-2842-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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Austin Allen finds that the outcome of Dred Scott hinged not on a single issue-slavery-but on a web of assumptions, agendas, and commitments held collectively and individually by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and his colleagues.
Austin Allen finds that the outcome of Dred Scott hinged not on a single issue-slavery-but on a web of assumptions, agendas, and commitments held collectively and individually by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and his colleagues.