{"product_id":"the-great-writ-kerry-khan-9798993448015","title":"The Great Writ: A Nation's Struggle with Liberty and Power","description":"This question has haunted America since October of 1864, when an Indiana lawyer named Lambdin P. Milligan was arrested and sentenced to hang by a military tribunal2. The legal tool at the heart of that struggle was the writ of habeas corpus, a principle so foundational it is often invisible, until a crisis thrusts it into the light3. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Writ: A Nation's Struggle with Liberty and Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping historical and legal narrative that argues \u003cb\u003ethe story of habeas corpus is the story of America's enduring conflict between national security and individual liberty\u003c\/b\u003e4. Independent Researcher Kerry Khan takes readers on a journey through the nation's greatest crises, revealing a cyclical pattern of fear, executive overreach, and the judiciary's often-belated struggle to reclaim the rule of law5. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its English origins and its establishment in the U.S. Constitution, the book dives into the writ's near-collapse during the Civil War, its timid application during the Japanese-American internment of World War II, and its dramatic reassertion in the 21st-century showdown over the Guantanamo Bay detention camp 6. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile many books cover these eras, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Writ\u003c\/i\u003e is the first to use the single, powerful thread of habeas corpus to connect them, offering a fresh and insightful perspective that makes a complex legal history compelling and accessible for a broad audience 7. It is a timely and urgent work that shows how the legal battles of the past directly inform the pressing constitutional questions of our time8.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerry Khan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993448015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Record Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Kerry Khan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437558378751,"sku":"9798993448015","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e19e7166-4138-4d4e-871f-81af9d7c7f75.jpg?v=1777162616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-writ-kerry-khan-9798993448015","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}