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Step into the courtroom where a nation was argued into existence and every liberty had to be defined, defended, and won. This bookshelf traces the dramatic rise of American law from ancient charters and revolutionary declarations to the Constitution, its interpretation, and the fierce ideas behind it. Here, principles become power, words become rights, and history becomes the case that still shapes everyday life.

by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison

by Thomas Jefferson

by A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) Calhoun

by United States

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

by Edward Samuel Corwin

by James M. (James Montgomery) Beck

by Anonymous