John Marshall : the chief justice who saved the nation
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Nanuet Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B MARSHALL | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-360) and index.
Description
"A soul-stirring biography of John Marshall, the young Republic's great chief justice who led the Supreme Court to power and brought law and order to the nation. In the political turmoil that convulsed America after George Washington's death, the surviving Founding Fathers went mad-literally pummeling each other in Congress and challenging one another to deadly duels in their quest for power. Out of the political intrigue, one man emerged to restore calm and dignity to the government: John Marshall. The longest-serving chief justice in American history, Marshall transformed the Supreme Court from an irrelevant appeals court into the powerful and controversial branch of government that Americans today either revere or despise. Drawing on rare documents, Harlow Giles Unger shows how, with nine key decisions, Marshall rewrote the Constitution, reshaped government, and prevented Thomas Jefferson from turning tyrant. John Adams called his appointment of Marshall to chief justice his greatest gift to the nation and "the pride of my life." "--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Unger, H. G. (2014). John Marshall: the chief justice who saved the nation . Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Unger, Harlow G., 1931-. 2014. John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation. Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Unger, Harlow G., 1931-. John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation Da Capo Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Unger, Harlow G. John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation Da Capo Press, 2014.
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