United States. Declaration of Independence. United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

• John Maxcy Zane (author)
• James M. Beck (introduction)
• Charles J. Reid, Jr. (foreword)

Written for the layman as well as the attorney, The Story of Law is the only complete outline history of the law ever published. Zane lucidly describes the growth and improvement of the law over thousands of years, and he points out that an increasing awareness of the individual as a person who is responsible for decision and action gradually transformed the law.