Justice of Shattered Dreams

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-10-01
Publisher(s): Louisiana State Univ Pr
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Summary

A U.S. Supreme Court Justice's journey through war, Reconstruction, and the lost promises of nineteenth-century capitalism.

Table of Contents

PREFACE xiii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxi
ABBREVIATIONS xxiii
1. "The Athens of the Kentucky Highlands" 1(18)
2. Keokuk Rising 19(22)
3. The Panic of 1857 41(24)
4. Lincoln Appoints a Justice 65(40)
5. The Consequences Attendant upon Treason 105(30)
6. Men Incapable of Forgiving or Learning 135(32)
7. A New Class That Produces Nothing 167(22)
8. The Slaughter-House Cases 189(22)
9. Shattered Dreams 211(30)
10. Danger from Above and Below 241(16)
NOTES 257(36)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 293(12)
INDEX 305

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