The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics
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| Author | Don E. Fehrenbacher |
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| Country | US |
| Subject | Dred Scott v. Sandford |
| Genre | history |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Pages | 759 |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for History |
| ISBN | 0195145887 |
The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics is a 1978 nonfiction book by the American historian Don E. Fehrenbacher, published by Oxford University Press. The book explores the infamous U.S. Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857, which ruled that the U.S. Congress could not regulate slavery in the territories.
In 1979, The Dred Scott Case was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History.[1]
References[]
- ^ Fehrenbacher, Don Edward (2001). The Dred Scott Case: its significance in American law and politics. ISBN 978-0-19-514588-5. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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