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Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) (1st Edition) by University Paul Finkelman, Dred Scott Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1997 ISBN-10: 0-312-11594-6 / 0312115946 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-11594-4 / 9780312115944 The only book on Dred Scott built around primary documents, this brief text examines the 1857 Supreme Court case - one of the most controversial and notorious judicial decisions in U.S. history - in which a slave unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. In addition to excerpts from each justice's opinio |