Publication

2018 - Harvard University Press, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

71,750 words, Guess

Page Count

287 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100674051211
  • ISBN-139780674051218
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017021771
  • OCLC Control Number1003273166
  • Better World Books9780674051218
and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC342.7308/7
  • LCCKF4545.S5 F567 2018
  • LCCKF4545.S5F567 2018

Description

"In ruling after ruling, the three most important pre-Civil War justices--Marshall, Taney, and Story--upheld slavery. Paul Finkelman establishes an authoritative account of each justice's proslavery position, the reasoning behind his opposition to black freedom, and the personal incentives that embedded racism ever deeper in American civic life"--

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