Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States Vol. II (in three volumes): with a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States Before the Adoption of the Constitution

by Joseph Story

Overview

"I have finished reading this great work Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, and wish it could be read by every statesman, and every would-be statesman in the United States. It is a comprehensive and an accurate commentary on our Constitution, formed in the spirit of the original text." --Chief Justice John Marshall (1833)

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States Vol. II--with a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States Before the Adoption of the Constitution, written by Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in three volumes, was first published in 1833, of which this edition is a replica. This work is a landmark of early American jurisprudence and is still is an important source about the forming of the American republic and about Story's defense of the power of the national government and economic liberty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646792160
Publisher:	Cosimo Classics
Publication date:	06/24/2020
Pages:	562
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

JOSEPH STORY (1779-1845), one of the most significant lawyers in early American constitutional history, became the youngest US Supreme Court Justice (1811-45) at age 32. He worked closely with Chief Justice John Marshall in developing the legal foundation for American nationalism. Story was also one of the most successful American authors of the first half of the 19th century, with several publications, including Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States and its popular abridged edition.