Books by Don Fehrenbacher
“Dred Scott is one of the most infamous decisions in American constitutional history. Don Fehrenbacher, who was a historian at Stanford, gets 600 fascinating pages out of it.” Read more...
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States
Michael Klarman, Lawyer
Interviews where books by Don Fehrenbacher were recommended
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The American Supreme Court
by Robert G. McCloskey -
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John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
by R. Kent Newmyer -
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Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story: Statesman of the Old Republic
by R. Kent Newmyer -
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The Dred Scott Case
by Don Fehrenbacher -
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Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
by Richard Kluger -
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Justice Lewis F. Powell: A Biography
by John Jeffries
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States, recommended by Michael Klarman
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States, recommended by Michael Klarman
It may be nice to think of America’s Supreme Court justices as neutral interpreters of the law, but the reality is that they are a reflection of the cultural and historical moment in which they operate. Legal scholar and author Michael Klarman, Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Harvard Law School, recommends the best books to learn more about the Supreme Court of the United States and its history.
