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Kens, Paul.

The Supreme Court under Morrison R. Waite, 1874-1888 / Paul Kens. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xvi, 219 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations - Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court . - Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction : Traditional court, turbulent times -- Waite, Waite, don't tell me -- Freedom detoured -- After the compromise -- Romancing the rails -- The last gasp of the rights of the community -- Too big to be allowed to fail -- Sinking fund -- A change is gonna come -- Interstate commerce -- The big country -- Equal rights : tales of the old west -- Conclusion : Legacy of the Waite Court.

ISBN: 9781611172195 (electronic bk.) 1611172195 (electronic bk.)

Source: 22573/ctv6vtg2z JSTOR

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Waite, Morrison R. 1816-1888.
Waite, Morrison R. 1816-1888.
Waite, Morrison R. 1816-1888.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Supreme Court --History--19th century.
United States. Supreme Court --Biography.
États-Unis. Supreme Court --Histoire--19e siècle.
États-Unis. Supreme Court --Biographies.
United States. Supreme Court.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1800-1899

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Constitutional history--United States.
Histoire constitutionnelle--États-Unis.
LAW--Government--Federal.
LAW--Legal History.
Constitutional history.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: KF8742 / .K46 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 347.73/26