John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306824566 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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The surprising life of Chief Justice John Marshall, who turned the Supreme Court into a bulwark against presidential and congressional tyranny and saved American democracyIn this startling biography, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals how Virginia-born John Marshall emerged from the Revolutionary 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 American liberty by protecting individual rights and the rights of private business against tyranny by federal, state, and local government.
Kindle Version Does Not Cycle through Pages Sequentially The text is wonderful but the kindle reader version is non functional. Whenever a page ends with a caption, the reader cycles back to the beginning. Also randomly the reader skips. So you are constantly trying to find your place in the reader, which makes reading the book very frustrating. You have to remember a phrase that you just read and do a search to find your place. Totally awful.. Less a biography than a brief for sainthood Biography is an art with no shortage of pitfalls. A writer can be overly critical of their topic or, just as bad, worshipful. Warping details to suit a particular narrative goal is bad; lazily getting facts wrong is worse. Such a list of problems comes to mind while reading Harlow Giles Unger’s “John Marshall: The Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Who Transformed the Young Republic.” In this v. Read Jean Edward Smith's Biography Instead Casey Wheeler I received a prerelease e-copy of this book through NetGalley (publication date September 30, 2014) with the expectation that I will post a review on their site and others (my blog, Goodreads, Facebook, Google +, LinkedIn, Twitter, Amazon, etc.).I requested this book as I have an interest in early American history and have not read anything about John Marshall specifically. This is the first book by Harlow Giles
Thomas Jefferson comes across as a stubborn, politically motivated and sometimes hypocritical man, and Unger employs the Marshall-Jefferson enmity effectively, adding tension to the narrative. government functions.”Taft Bulletin, Fall 2014Reveals how Virginia-born John Marshall emerged from the Revolutionary War’s bloodiest battlefields as a hero to become one of the nation’s most important Founding Fathers.” SLUG Magazine, December 2014Whether you’re an avid consumer of American history or someone with a more casual opinion towards the stories that built our country, Unger’s book is surprisingly accessibleA great read for those who like their historical nonfiction presented with all the warts, cuts and bruises that are sometimes overlooked.”San Francisco Book Review,