The evocatively titled justice of shattered dreams samuel freeman miller and the supreme court during the civil war era 2003 by michael ross is a biography of a leading american supreme court justice and a legal and political history of the united states from the civil war through reconstruction and the gilded age. Justice samuel miller and a changing america the evocatively titled justice of shattered dreams samuel freeman miller and the supreme court during the civil war era 2003 by michael ross is a biography of a leading american supreme court justice and a legal and political history of the united states from the civil war through reconstruction and the gilded age. Justice of shattered dreams samuel freeman miller and the supreme court during the civil war era by michael a ross baton rouge louisiana state university press 2003 xxvi 323 pp cloth 6995 isbn 0 8071 2868 6 paper 2495 isbn 0 8071 2924 0. Appointed by abraham lincoln to the us supreme court during the civil war samuel freeman miller 1816 1890 served on the nations highest tribunal for twenty eight tumultuous years and holds a place in legal history as one of the courts most influential justices michael a ross creates a colorful portrait of a passionate man grappling with the difficult legal issues arising from a time . Buy justice of shattered dreams samuel freeman miller and the supreme court during the civil war era conflicting worlds new dimensions of the american civil war illustrated by michael a ross author isbn 9780807129241 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders