The Taney Period, 1836-64

Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States #5

by Carl Brent Swisher

Volume 5 in the Oliver Wendall Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States. This volume covers the Court under Chief Justice Taney. 1041 pages.

896 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1974

About the author

Carl B. Swisher (1897–1968) was Thomas P. Stran Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University.