John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation
- ISBN-10
- 0306822210
- ISBN-13
- 9780306822216
- Series
- John Marshall
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-30
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Author
- Harlow Giles Unger
Description
A soul-stirring biography of John Marshall, the young republic's great chief justice, who led the Supreme Court to power and brought law and order to the nation
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