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Review: The Supreme Court: An Essential History

User Review  - Oliver L. - Goodreads

Hoffer, Hoffer, and Hull—an estimable team of historians who collaborated on Abortion Rights Controversy in American History: A Legal Reader—now offer The Supreme Court: An Essential History. There ... Read full review

Review: The Supreme Court: An Essential History

User Review  - Yune - Goodreads

It took me a while to get into the rhythm of this one, but I persevered, eventually taking this hardcover tome to the gym and my sickbed in order to finish it. The authors admit that there are issues ... Read full review

Review: The Supreme Court: An Essential History

User Review  - Maggie - Goodreads

This book is either poorly written or the cases it discusses are incredibly dense- though I think it's the former. The authors also provide very little historical context to both the biographies of the justices and the cases themselves. Read full review

Review: The Supreme Court: An Essential History

User Review  - Jeff - Goodreads

Whew! Finally finished this one. This book took a while to read just because of the detail. There is sometimes a great deal of information to absorb in just two or three pages, so this is not a fast ... Read full review

Review: The Supreme Court: An Essential History

User Review  - B. Hallward - Goodreads

A very good introductory survey of the history of the supreme court. Fair-minded, not distorted by polemics and highly readable. Read full review

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