Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The English and Continental Roots of American Legal Education 20
6. 2. American Antecedents of Harvard Law School 49
7. 3. Founding a University Professional School of Law 75
8. 4. The School Saved 131
9. 5. Joseph Story’s Law School in the Young Republic 157
10. 6. The Greenleaf Transition 189
11. 7. The Gathering Storm 210
12. 8. Civil War and Aftermath 259
13. 9. Dean Langdell, First Casebooks, and Justice Holmes 304
14. 10. Curricular and Pedagogical Revolution 344
15. 11. Creating the “New System” of Legal Education 384
16. 12. The Paths of Four Students 436
17. 13. The “New System,” Triumphant and Invidious 470
18. 14. Students of Color at Harvard Law School 521
19. 15. “Beloved Dean Ames” 556
20. Conclusion 607
21. Appendixes 613
22. Acknowledgments 637
23. Index 639