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Dred Scott and the politics of slavery / Earl M. Maltz.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Maltz, Earl M., 1950-
Series:
Landmark law cases & American society
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857.
Scott, Dred, 1809-1858.
United States. Supreme Court.
Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History.
Slavery.
Slavery--Law and legislation.
History.
United States.
Scott, Dred, 1809-1858--Trials, litigation, etc.
Scott, Dred.
Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857--Trials, litigation, etc.
Sanford, John F. A.
Slavery--United States--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
Slavery--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
United States. Supreme Court--History.
Physical Description:
ix, 182 pages ; 22 cm.
Place of Publication:
Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2007]
Contents:
The politics of slavery, 1785-1842
The Supreme Court and slavery, 1825-1842
Slavery in the territories, 1842-1856
The road to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in 1856
Arguments and deliberations
The opinions of the justices
The impact of Dred Scott
Dred Scott and the limits of judicial power.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-167) and index.
ISBN:
9780700615025
0700615024
9780700615032
0700615032
OCLC:
74029377

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