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The Supreme Court : an essential history / Peter Charles Hoffer, Williamjames Hull Hoffer, N.E.H. Hull.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Supreme Court--History.
- United States.
- United States. Supreme Court.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 491 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2007]
- Summary:
- For more than two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court has provided a battleground for nearly every controversial issue in our nations history. This veteran team of talented historians produces the most readable, astute, and up-to-date single-volume history of this venerated institution.
- Contents:
- The origins of the U.S. Supreme Court
- The Jay and Ellsworth courts, 1789-1801
- The Marshall court, 1801-1835
- The Taney court, 1836-1864
- The Chase court, 1864-1873
- The Waite court, 1874-1888
- The Fuller court, 1888-1910
- The White court, 1910-1921
- The Taft court, 1921-1930
- The Hughes court, 1930-1941
- The Stone court, 1941-1946
- The Vinson court, 1946-1952
- The Warren court, 1953-1969
- The Burger court, 1969-1986
- The Rehnquist court, 1986-2005.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [463]-478) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780700615384
- 0700615385
- OCLC:
- 123539592
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