Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Brookhiser, Richard

Publication

• New York : Basic Books, 2018.
• ©2018

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

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

Summary

"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.

Subjects

• Judges
• United States
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges
• Judges > United States > Biography
• LAW / Civil Law
• Biography
• Marshall, John, 1755-1835
• Biographies
• HISTORY / North America
• HISTORY / Military / United States
• LAW / Government / Federal
• HISTORY / Native American
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
• LAW / Indigenous Peoples
• HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century
• HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
• HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
• LAW / Legal History
• HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
• Nonfiction
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Judicial Branch
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions
• HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
• United States > Supreme Court > Biography
• HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
• LAW / Banking
• LAW / Constitutional
• HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National

Genre/Form

• Nonfiction.
• Biography.
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: John Marshall and George Washington -- Section I: Early Life. Soldier -- Lawyer -- Local Politician -- Diplomat, Congressman, Secretary of State -- Section II: Beleaguered Chief Justice. The Case of the Missing Commission -- Impeachment -- Treason -- Corruption and Contracts -- Section III: Magisterial Chief Justice. A Small College -- Bankers and Embezzlers -- Jewish Lottery Runners -- Steamboats and Commerce -- Section IV: Chief Justice, the Waning Years. Slavers -- Bankrupts -- Cherokees -- Missionaries -- Bill of Rights -- Legacy: Marshall, Jefferson, Lincoln.

Call Number

JFE 19-4123

ISBN

• 9780465096220
• 0465096220
• 9780465096237 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2018018016
• 40028698162

OCLC

1023484687

Author

Brookhiser, Richard, author.

Title

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

Publisher

New York : Basic Books, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Creator/Contributor Characteristics

Gender group: Men

Nationality/regional group: New Yorkers (New York State)

Occupational/field of activity group: Periodical editors

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

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

Other Standard Identifier

40028698162

Research Call Number

JFE 19-4123