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The great dissenter : the story of John Marshall Harlan, America's judicial hero

Summary: "The definitive, sweeping biography of an American hero who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight for civil rights and economic freedom: Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan"--

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ISBN: 9781501188206
ISBN: 1501188208
ISBN: 9781501188220
Physical Description: print
609 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [567]-571) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

A father's prophecy -- Journey into the heart of slavery -- Faith and the founding fathers -- Dread and Dred Scott -- The soul of Kentucky -- John vs. John -- "Knowledge is power" -- John, Robert and Benjamin -- "Do-do take care" -- Destiny -- Standing alone -- "The colonel has indeed surprised us" -- In trusts we trust -- Requiem for the gilded age -- The humblest and most powerful -- The walls of segregation -- The constitution follows the flag -- Freedom in the workplace -- "I am a innocent man" -- "Ever may his name be said in reverence" -- Self-inflicted wounds -- "A vicarious atonement" -- "Justice Harlan concurring" -- "Our basic legal creed".

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Harlan, John Marshall 1833-1911
United States. Supreme Court Biography
Judges United States Biography
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Harlan, John Marshall 1833-1911
United States. Supreme Court.
Judges
United States

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