The Great Rights of Mankind: A History of the American Bill of Rights

by Bernard Schwartz

A history of the origins and ratification of the first ten amendments to the American Constitution combines an analysis of English antecedents with an argument that, in concept and form, they are exceptionally American

279 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1977

About the author

Bernard Schwartz was Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa, and is the author of forty books on the law and the history of the Supreme Court.

Reviews

[Stacy Rogers · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was narrowly focused on the bill of rights. It did not go into detail about why those particular rights were important. It focused on the ratification and discussions around ratification. Overall I found it disappointing.