Washington's heir : the life of Justice Bushrod Washington
- Author/Creator:
- Magliocca, Gerard N., author
- Publication/Creation:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Washington's heir : the life of Justice Bushrod Washington / Gerard N. Magliocca
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Biographies
Biography - Subjects:
- Washington, Bushrod,1762-1829
Washington family
United States.Supreme Court--Biography
Judges--United States--Biography
Politicians--Virginia--Biography
Lawyers--Virginia--Biography
Statesmen--United States--Biography
United States--History--1783-1815
United States--History--1815-1861
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- The keeper of the flame -- Privilege and courage -- An apprentice and a slave -- A young gentleman of talents -- A lawyer's lawyer -- An imperfect war -- The Marshall Court begins -- Master of Mount Vernon -- Riding Circuit -- The Supreme Court's balance wheel -- Southern gentlemen understand -- Corfield v. Coryell -- A long judicial life -- Half-blind justice.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- x, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937460081502486
- ISBN:
- 9780190947040
0190947047 - OCLC Number:
- 1285488297
- Barcode:
- 010003521675
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