The Dread Scott Case
Subtitle: Its Significance in American Law and Politics
By: Don E. Fehrenbacher.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1978
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 741
Subjects: Scott, Dred.; Slavery in the United States -- Law.; Slavery in the United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states.; United States -- History -- 1849-1877.
Description: Studies this famous case of judicial failure, and discusses the legal bases of slavery, the debate over the Constitution, and the dispute over slavery and continental expansion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.