LSU Press, Date: 2003-09-01. Paperback. Very Good. 0.9449 9.0945 5.9843. 2003. LSU Press ISBN 0807129240 9780807129241 [US]

ISBN10: 0807129240, ISBN13: 9780807129241, [publisher: LSU Press September 2003] Softcover Front and back covers have light wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with minor edge or corner wear. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy but still in readable condition. Sun exposure has faded the spine and cover, colors slightly washed out, but text is still visable and readable. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.
[Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

LSU Press, Date: 2003-08-31. paperback. New. 5x1x9. 2003. LSU Press ISBN 0807129240 9780807129241 [US]

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Justice of Shattered Dreams: Samuel Freeman Miller and the Supreme Court During the Civil War Era. ISBN 0807129240 9780807129241 [GB]

Louisiana State Univ Pr, Date: 2003. Paperback. New. 360 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. 2003. Louisiana State Univ Pr ISBN 0807129240 9780807129241 [GB]

ISBN10: 0807129240, ISBN13: 9780807129241, [publisher: Louisiana State University Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Appointed by Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. Supreme Court during the Civil War, Samuel Freeman Miller (1816--1890) served on the nation's highest tribunal for twenty-eight tumultuous years and holds a place in legal history as one of the Court's most influential justices. Michael A. Ross creates a colorful portrait of a passionate man grappling with the difficult legal issues arising from a time of wrenching social and political change. He also explores the impact President Lincoln's Supreme Court appointments made on American constitutional history.Best known for his opinions in cases dealing with race and the Fourteenth Amendment, particularly the 1873 Slaughter-House Cases, Miller has often been considered a misguided opponent of Reconstruction and racial equality. In this major reinterpretation, Ross argues that historians have failed to study the evolution of Miller's views during the war and explains how Miller, a former slaveholder, became a champion of African Americans' economic and political rights. He was also the staunchest supporter of the Court of Lincoln's controversial war measures, including the decision to suspend such civil liberties as habeas corpus.Although commonly portrayed as an agrarian folk hero, Miller in fact initially foresaw and embraced a future in ...
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ISBN10: 0807129240, ISBN13: 9780807129241, [publisher: Louisiana State University Press] Softcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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