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Quarrels That Have Shaped the Constitution: Revised and Expanded Edition
Contributor(s): Garraty, John A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0061320846     ISBN-13: 9780061320842
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2009
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Annotation: A classic collection of essays on great Supreme Court decisions in which twenty leading historians describe landmark cases that have altered the Constitution.

From Chief Justice John Marshall to the present day, from the "Dred Scott "case to "Roe v. Wade, "the accounts found in this newly revised edition of "Quarrels That Have Shaped the Constitution, "which has also been expanded by the addition of five new essays, focus not only on the significance of the decisions themselves but on the personal conflicts that gave the justices the opportunity to act. People of every sort--smugglers and black slaves, bankers and butchers, ferryboat captains, rebels, sweated workers and great tycoons--make up the cast of characters in these dramas.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
- Law | Constitutional
- History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Dewey: 342.73
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.33" W x 7.98" L (0.70 lbs) 400 pages
 
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Leading American historians describe landmark Supreme Court cases that have altered the U.S. Constitution

Quarrels That Have Shaped the Constitution is a classic collection of essays on groundbreaking decisions passed down from the nation's highest court that have had profound and irrevocable impact on the ultimate laws of the land. From the Dred Scott case to Roe v. Wade, from the court of Chief Justice John Marshall to the justices of the modern era--here are fascinating, surprising, often inspiring stories of personal conflicts and the resolutions that influence the lives we live today. More than simply focusing on the significance of the decisions themselves, these essays introduce a remarkable cast of characters from every social strata--smugglers and slaves, bankers and butchers, rebels, servants, laborers, and tycoons--each of whom now has an indelible place in American history.
 
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