John Marshall the chief justice who saved the nation
In his startling biography award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals how Virginia-born John Marshall emerged from the Revolutonary War's bloodiest battlefields to become one of the nation's most important Founding Fathers, America's greatest Chief Justice. With nine decisions that shocked the...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Da Capo Press,
2016.
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| Summary: | In his startling biography award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals how Virginia-born John Marshall emerged from the Revolutonary War's bloodiest battlefields to become one of the nation's most important Founding Fathers, America's greatest Chief Justice. With nine decisions that shocked the nation, John Marshall and his court saved saved American liberty by protecting individual rights and the rights of privated business against tyranny by federal, state, and local government. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 374 pages : illustrated ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0306824566 9780306824562 |
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