How did one family's dream of freedom become a cause of the Civil War? And how did that family finally leave behind the bonds of slavery? In Dred and Harriet Scott: A Family's Struggle for Freedom, the author looks at the Dred Scott Decision in a new remarkably personal way. By following the story of the Scotts and their children, Swain crafts a unique biography of the people behind the famous court case. 102 pages