Item 2573The Dred Scott Decision, Opinion of Chief Justice Taney, with an introduction
New York: Evrie, Horton & Co, 1859. 48p. Original printed wrappers. 1st edition. The landmark case, Dred Scott v Sandford demonstrated the extreme pro-slavery position of the Court and helped to precipitate the Civil War. Dred Scott, a slave who lived in Rick Island, Illinois and Fort Snelling, Wisconsin, both.....