Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia : In Five

5 vols. Originally published: Philadelphia: William Young Birch and Abraham Small, 1803. The American Blackstone. A monumental work of continuing relevance,this reprint edition is prefaced by a new critical introductionby Paul FinkelmanPresident William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy, Albany Law Schooland David CobinProfessor, Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul MinnesotaTucker s Blackstone is a key resource for understanding how Americans viewedEnglish common law in the years following the adoption of the Constitutionand the Bill of Rights. Based on his lectures at the College of William andMary, Tucker interprets Blackstone s often antidemocratic viewpoint in anAmerican context. A strong proponent of the First Amendment, he elaboratesa theory of free speech that is more expansive than in the English tradition.More recently, Tucker s Blackstone has been cited in numerous constitutionalcases by the U.S. Supreme Court relating to original intent. Reprint of therare sole edition. Read more