On the Battlefield of Merit: Harvard Law School, the First Century

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Abstract

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The English and Continental Roots of American Legal Education -- 2. American Antecedents of Harvard Law School -- 3. Founding a University Professional School of Law -- 4. The School Saved -- 5. Joseph Story's Law School in the Young Republic -- 6. The Greenleaf Transition -- 7. The Gathering Storm -- 8. Civil War and Aftermath -- 9. Dean Langdell, First Casebooks, and Justice Holmes -- 10. Curricular and Pedagogical Revolution -- 11. Creating the "New System" of Legal Education -- 12. The Paths of Four Students -- 13. The "New System," Triumphant and Invidious -- 14. Students of Color at Harvard Law School -- 15. "Beloved Dean Ames" -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Acknowledgments -- Index