interruptions, to E. Phillips Oppenheim. In between we read Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead. Occasionally he would observe, “Sonny,” as he called all of his secretaries, “at ninetyone, one outlives duty.
He wrote one of the classic works of American legal scholarship, The Common Law, and he served with distinction on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was actively involved in the Court's work into his nineties.
A welcome addition." —The Journal of Legal History "A masterly exposition of the complex details of Holmes' Supreme Court work." —The Core Review In this work, H.L. Pohlman calls for a new interpretation of Holmes as a moderate defender ...
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Biography
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: His Book Notices And Uncollected Letters And Papers