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Volume I

The Supreme Court of Florida and Its Predecessor Courts, 1821-1917, contains 454 pages, including 21 photographs and illustrations. Principal author is Walter W. Manley, II. The book was published in 1997 by the University Press of Florida. Available from the Society at $45, plus tax and shipping.
Some comments by reviewers:

the most comprehensive treatment of any state supreme court during the 19th Century.

-The Journal of Southern History
Much more than the judicial history of Florida ... essential to serious preservers and pursuers of Florida's past.
-The Florida Times Union, Jacksonville

The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972, contains 441 pages, including 22 pages of photographs and illustrations. Co-authors are Walter W. Manley, II, and Canter Brown, Jr. The book was published in 2006 by the University Press of Florida. Available from the Society at $55, plus tax and shipping.
Some comments by reviewers:

First-rate narrative history that peels back the curtain of this understudied and oblique, yet extremely important, institution ... Not simply a recitation of court cases and opinions ... this is living, breathing history that will inform as well as satisfy.

-The University Press of Florida
not only details the history of the court but also provides a peek into the making of the state ... Americans know today.... at times reads like a novel. ... this book stand(s) alone as a compendium of little-known facts on the state's rich history."

-The Florida Bar Journal

To order books, contact the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society office:

By mail: P.O. Box 11344, Tallahassee, FL 32302-3344
By e-mail: fschs@earthlink.net
By telephone: (850) 222-3703

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