"The highest legal ability in the nation": Langdell on Wall Street, 1855-1870

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-104

  Kimball, Bruce A ^a   Blake Brown, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 2442690320     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423686     Document Type: Review

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