The Supreme Court under Morrison R. Waite, 1874-1888.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Traditional Court, Turbulent Times -- 1 Waite, Waite, Don't Tell Me -- 2 Freedom Detoured -- 3 After the Compromise -- 4 Romancing the Rails -- 5 The Last Gasp of the Rights of the Community -- 6 Too Big to Be Allowed to Fail -- 7 Sinking Fund -- 8 A Change Is Gonna Come -- 9 Interstate Commerce -- 10 The Big Country -- 11 Equal Rights: Tales of the Old West -- Conclusion: Legacy of the Waite Court -- Notes -- Index of Cases -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

By demonstrating that there was nothing inevitable about the way constitutional doctrine has evolved, Kens provides an original and insightful interpretation that enhances our understanding of American constitutional traditions as well as the development of constitutional doctrine in the late nineteenth century.

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