Bulldozed: Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land

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Eminent domain entered the awareness of many Americans with the recent U.S. Supreme Court case Kelo v. New London. Across the political spectrum, people were outraged when the Court majority said that a local government may transfer property from one private party to another under the "public use" clause of the Constitution, for the sake of "economic development. Carla T. Mainwho in the past, as a lawyer, has represented the condemning authorities in eminent domain casesexamines how property rights in America have come to be so weak, tracing the history of eminent domain from the Revolutiona.;Introduction; PART 1 A GLEAM I N FREEPORT'S EYE; CHAPTER 1 THE FISH HOUSE; CHAPTER 2 THE MYSTERY FAX; CHAPTER 3 APRIL FOOLS; CHAPTER 4 ON THE RIVER; PART II THE LUST FOR LAND; CHAPTER 5 MADISON'S BEEF, WEBSTER'S SHOWDOWN; CHAPTER 6 BLIGHT, BEAUTY, BOUNTY; CHAPTER 7 KELO; CHAPTER 8 THE KELO BACKLASH; CHAPTER 9 DEMOCRACY, FREEPORT STYLE; CHAPTER 10 MISERY LOVES COMPANY; CHAPTER 11 TEARING THE TOWN IN TWO; EPILOGUE; ACKNOLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX. Introduction PART 1 A GLEAM I N FREEPORT'S EYE CHAPTER 1 THE FISH HOUSE CHAPTER 2 THE MYSTERY FAX CHAPTER 3 APRIL FOOLS CHAPTER 4 ON THE RIVER PART II THE LUST FOR LAND CHAPTER 5 MADISON'S BEEF, WEBSTER'S SHOWDOWN CHAPTER 6 BLIGHT, BEAUTY, BOUNTY CHAPTER 7 KELO CHAPTER 8 THE KELO BACKLASH CHAPTER 9 DEMOCRACY, FREEPORT STYLE CHAPTER 10 MISERY LOVES COMPANY CHAPTER 11 TEARING THE TOWN IN TWO EPILOGUE ACKNOLEDGMENTS NOTES INDEX.