About Henry Campbell Black
Henry Black was born in Ossining, NY in 1860 and was the author of Black’s Law Dictionary, the most well-known legal reference in the United States. He was editor of the Constitutional Review from 1917 until his death. A vehement supporter of the Constitution, Mr. Black helped found the National Association for Constitutional Government in 1914. When writing his famous legal reference, his goal was to create the first comprehensive legal dictionary and it it soon became just that, quickly eclipsing the previous standard, Bouvier’s legal dictionary.
About the Dictionary
Black’s Law Dictionary is the most circulated legal reference book in the United States. It has gone through several editions since its first publication in 1891 but it has remained a critical reference since shortly after it was first published. It was originally written by Henry Campbell Black. The book is currently in the 8th edition. Only the 2nd edition can be found online (See the Link Below) for free because it is now in the public domain. The dictionary itself covers everything from common legal terms to important Supreme Court cases. It has been translated into a number of foreign languages.
Sources Online:
2nd Edition (Currently, only the 2nd edition is widely available online. If anyone finds a link to the first edition, which is also in the public domain, please post a link in the comments section below)
Click Here to Download the Dictionary – 2nd Edition from the Internet Archive
Other Works by Mr. Black:
A Treatise on the Law of Water Rights
Handbook on the Law of Judicial Precedents: Or, the Science of Case Law [ 1912 ]
A Treatise on the Law And Practice of Bankruptcy
A Treatise On the Law of Income Taxation Under Federal and State Laws
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