GROWTH OF AMERICAN LAW: THE LAW MAKERSHurst, James WillardItem #: 5446 Pages: xiii,502p. Published: Union; Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.; 2001. Subjects: JURISPRUDENCE, LEGAL HISTORY The first contemporary history of the development ofAmerican Law. A survey of the nature and success of theinstitution of American law and its agencies and legislativebodies from roughly 1740-1940. Considered "...a pioneeringattempt to evaluate in broad terms, the contributions tothe development of American law made by its five chiefformative agencies, the legislatures, the courts, theconstitutional making process, the bar, and the executive."William F. Fratcher Mo. L. Rev. 15:332-333. An importantwork that has been highly regarded for its social perspec-tive...Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New YorkUniversity (1953) 140.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |