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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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