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The Common Law

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Introduction by G. Edward White

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ISBN 9780674034020

Publication Date: 04/15/2009

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448 pages

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G. Edward White is David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia and the author of numerous books, including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Alger Hiss’s Looking-Glass Wars.

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G. Edward White’s Introduction Is Winner of the 2009 Exemplary Writing Award, Long Article Category, The Green Bag

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