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Law in America: A Short History
Written by Lawrence M. Friedman
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Lawrence M. Friedman is Professor of Law at Stanford University and author of 23 books about law and legal history. Hailed as American law's greatest living historian, Friedman traces the evolution of America's legal system from the colonial period to the present. A Modern Library Chronicle, this book is concise, insightful, and graced with wit.
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Lawrence M. Friedman
Lawrence M. Friedman is the Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law at the Stanford Law School.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not bad at all. A survey of the reality of American law behind the day-to-day media and political hysteria.