A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States

Joseph Story was born in 1779, one of 18 children. Largely self-taught, he secured early enrollment into Harvard, where he was a brilliant student, graduating second in his class when he was only 18 years old. He was a prolific author of legal works and served on the Supreme Court from 1811 to his death in 1845, having become one of the most celebrated jurists in American history.Joseph Story is the author of 'A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States', published 2000 under ISBN 9780895262844 and ISBN 0895262843.