Author: Levi WoodburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Writings of Levi Woodbury, LL. D.: Political
Author: Levi WoodburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Writings of Levi Woodbury, LL.D.
Author: Levi WoodburyPublisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1584777036
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1530
Book Description
Writings of Levi Woodbury, LL.
Author: Levi WoodburyWritings of Levi Woodbury, LL. D.: Judicial
Author: Levi WoodburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies
Author: Clare CushmanPublisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 1608718328
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
Book Description: The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies 1789-2012, Third Edition provides a single-volume reference profiling every Supreme Court justice from John Jay through Elena Kagan. An original essay on each justice paints a vivid picture of his or her individuality as shaped by family, education, pre-Court career, and the times in which he or she lived. Each biographical essay also presents the major issues on which the justice presided. Essays are arranged in the order of the justices' appointments. Lively anecdotes along with portraits, photographs, and political cartoons enrich the text and deepen readers' understanding of the justices and of the Court. The volume includes an extensive bibliography and is indexed for easy research access. New in this edition are: a foreword by Chief Justice John G. Roberts; a revised essay on Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist; updated essays on sitting or recently retired members of the court; new biographies for Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Associate Justices Samuel A. Alito, Elena Kagan, and Sonia M. Sotomayor; an updated listing of members of the Supreme Court with appointment and confirmation dates; and an updated bibliography with key sources on the Supreme Court and the justices. For insightful background and lively commentary on the individuals who have served on the Supreme Court of the United States, there is no better reference than this updated new volume. This is a vital reference work for researchers, students, and others interested in the Supreme Court's past, present, and future.
Senators of the United States
Author: Diane B. BoylePublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
S. Doc. 103-34. Compiled by Jo Anne McCormick Quatannens, Diane B. Boyle, editorial assistant, prepared under the direction of Kelly D. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate. Lists scholarly works that profile the lives and legislative service of senators and their autobiographies and other published works.
Supreme Court Justices
Author: Timothy L. HallPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108176
Category : Federal government
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Presents an alphabetical listing of Supreme Court justices with a short biography on each person.
A Bibliography of Books and Documents Written about the One Hundred Men who Have Sat as Supreme Court Justices, 1789-1971
Author: James A. HightowerJustices, Presidents, and Senators
Author: Henry Julian AbrahamPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742558953
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Explains how United States presidents select justices for the Supreme Court, evaluates the performance of each justice, and examines the influence of politics on their selection.
Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas
Author: Allen C. GuelzoPublisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 0809335824
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Despite the most meager of formal educations, Lincoln had a tremendous intellectual curiosity that drove him into the circle of Enlightenment philosophy and democratic political ideology. And from these, Lincoln developed a set of political convictions that guided him throughout his life and his presidency. This compilation of ten essays from Lincoln scholar Allen C. Guelzo uncovers the hidden sources of Lincoln’s ideas and examines the beliefs that directed his career and brought an end to slavery and the Civil War.