The Supreme Court Under Marshall And Taney (American History)

By R. Kent Newmyer

In preparing the long-awaited second edition of his well-liked text, Kent Newmyer consulted the best and most relevant of the recent scholarship on the antebellum Court, prompting him to revise important points in the story of the Court's evolution.

Nevertheless, the revised edition of the text retains the basic format and the conceptual premise of the original: the unique contributions of the Marshall and Taney courts taken together laid the foundation for the modern institution. Understanding the Supreme Court during its formative period provides useful insights into its continued (and hotly debated) involvement in shaping American society. Seminal cases that came before the Court, such as Marbury v. Madison and Dred Scott v. Sanford are examined in detail.

Besides touting a thoroughly revised bibliographical essay, the second edition of The Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney includes an entirely new bank of illustrations and an index of important cases, making it perfect as supplementary reading for the U.S. history survey as well as courses in U.S. legal history and the history of the Early Republic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882952412
• ISBN13: 9780882952413
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Concise but thorough

This book was assigned in my Constitutional History class in law school. I found it to be extremely helpful. Though it was concise (only 100 pages or so) it was very thorough and provided a great overview of the social landscape of the country during the Marshall and Taney years on the Court. Newmeyer does a good job of condensing important cases to their most crucial elements and relating them to the political and social battles of the time.