John Marshall : the man who made the Supreme Court / Richard Brookhiser.

New York : Basic Books, 2018.

©2018

KF8745.M3 B76 2018

First edition.

9780465096220 hardcover
0465096220 hardcover

ix, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm

(OCoLC)1023484687

"In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran and politician became the fourth chief justice of the United States. He would hold the post for 34 years (still a record), expounding the Constitution he loved. Before he joined the Supreme Court, it was the weakling of the federal government, lacking in dignity and clout. After he died, it could never be ignored again. Through three decades of dramatic cases involving businessmen, scoundrels, Native Americans, and slaves, Marshall defended the federal government against unruly states, established the Supreme Court's right to rebuke Congress or the president, and unleashed the power of American commerce. For better and for worse, he made the Supreme Court a pillar of American life."--Amazon.com.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online version: Brookhiser, Richard. John Marshall. New York : Basic Books, 2018 9780465096237 (DLC) 2018020347

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