Product Description: The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil warIn the summer of 1850, America was at a terrible crossroads. Congress was in an uproar over slavery, and it was not clear if a compromise could be found...read more

Product Description: A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States is a clearly written, comprehensive overview of American constitutional development. Covering the country's history from the founding of the English colonies up through the latest decisions of the Supreme Court, this two-volume work presents the most complete discussion of American constitutional history currently available...read more

Product Description: A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States, Third Edition, is a clearly written, comprehensive overview of American constitutional development. Covering the country's history from the founding of the English colonies up through the latest decisions of the Supreme Court, this two-volume work presents the most complete discussion of American constitutional history currently available...read more

Product Description: A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger is one of the most significant publications of colonial America and represents a major turning point in the history of freedom of the press and the political development of colonial America and the early republic...read more

Product Description: The second title in the groundbreaking "Milestone Documents" series, "Milestone Documents of American Leaders" offers a unique biographical approach to the study of primary source documents. Plus free online access to the full content of this great reference set is available...read more

Product Description: This is an essential reference on the reciprocal role that U.S. and Native policy and law have played in American political development. Created by a culturally diverse editorial board of major scholars and containing invaluable bibliographic material not found in other publications, this definitive two-volume set examines the history and impact of U...read more

Product Description: An important reference that provides the historical context and constitutional perspective of more than 1,000 of the most important Supreme Court cases. Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court offers an unparalleled history of the Supreme Court and its impact on American democracy and society...read more

Product Description: With a new introduction (2007) by Paul Finkelman. Originally published: New York: Garland, 1988. 16 Vols. Contains: I Southern Slaves in Free State Courts: The Pamphlet Literature; II Fugitive Slaves and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature; III Abolitionists in Northern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature; IV Statutes on Slavery: The Pamphlet Literature; V Free Blacks, Slaves, and Slaveowners in Civil and Criminal Courts: The Pamphlet Literature; VI The African Slave Trade and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature; VII Slave Rebels, Abolitionists and Southern Courts: The Pamphlet Literature...read more

Product Description: A VALUABLE HISTORY OF SEGREGATION AND RACISM With a new introduction by Paul Finkelman, President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy, Albany Law School Long out of print and difficult to locate today, this revised Columbia University doctoral thesis reviews all of the laws enacted by the United States and each individual state to 1917 relating specifically to African-Americans...read more