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The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

$28.99
By Jeffrey Rosen "Signed Bookplate" The Declaration of Independence identified “the pursuit of happiness” as one of our unalienable rights, along with life and liberty. Jeffrey Rosen, the president of...
The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit

The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit

$22.95
  By Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick *Signed Bookplate A renowned constitutional scholar and a rising star provide a balanced and definitive analysis of the origins and original meaning of...
The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians

The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians

$32.00
  By David Rubenstein *Signed Bookplate Through his popular program The David Rubenstein Show, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of our most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in The American...
Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

$35.00
  By Steve Luxenberg *Signed Bookplate equal,” created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision on May 18, 1896. Yet it is one of the most compelling...
Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People

Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People

$26.99
By Randy E. Barnett A concise history of the long struggle between two fundamentally opposing constitutional traditions, from one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars—a manifesto for renewing our constitutional...
The American Experiment: Dialogues With A Dream

The American Experiment: Dialogues With A Dream

$32.00
  By David Rubenstein *Signed Bookplate Rubenstein—some of our nations’ greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas.-Jill Lepore on the...
Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History

Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History

$31.00 – $62.00
  By Clare Cushman *Signed Bookplate In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the...
Women in the Barracks: The VMI Case and Equal Rights

Women in the Barracks: The VMI Case and Equal Rights

$20.00 – $27.95
  By Philippa Strum *Signed Bookplate In June 2001, there was a decidedly new look to the graduating class at Virginia Military Institute. For the first time ever, the line...
The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

$54.00
Hardcover By Kermit L. Hall and John J. Patrick With a survey of the thirty Supreme Court cases that, in the opinion of U.S. Supreme Court justices and leading civics...
The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options

The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options

$50.99
Hardcover/Softcover By Nichola D. Gutgold The Supreme Court is one of the most traditional institutions in America that has been an exclusively male domain for almost two hundred years. From...
Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival

Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival

$36.00
  By Walter Stahr *Signed Bookplate Salmon P. Chase is best remembered as a rival of Lincoln’s for the Republican nomination in 1860—but there would not have been a national Republican Party,...
The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789-2012, 3rd Edition

The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789-2012, 3rd Edition

$100.00 – $190.00
Hardcover Edited by Clare Cushman The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies 1789-2012, Third Edition provides a single-volume reference profiling every Supreme Court justice from John Jay through Elena Kagan. An...

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