Dred Scott: The Inside Story

by David T. Hardy

Gold Medal for historical nonfiction, 2019 African American Historical and Genealogical Society Book Awards Much has been written about Dred Scott, the historic Supreme Court ruling that did so much to elect Abraham Lincoln and bring on the Civil War. Yet many mysteries have remained. Why did Dred Scott's attorneys sue a New York City businessman, who had no apparent claim to holding him in slavery? Why did the businessman claim in court that he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1795066636
• ISBN13: 9781795066631
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"