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Mortals with tremendous responsibilities : a history of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Harvey Bartle III.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bartle, Harvey, 1941- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- District courts--United States--History.
- District courts.
- District courts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District).
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Saint Joseph's University Press, 2011.
- Contents:
- The beginning : 1787-1792
- Two Federalist judges : 1792-1842
- Slavery, Civil war, and reunion : 1842-1879
- The emergence of a multi-judge court : 1879-1930
- The Depression, World War II, and beyond : the 1930's and 1940's
- Prosperity and the Cold War : the 1950's
- New challenges : the 1960's
- Growth and change : the 1970's and 1980's
- The current court : the 1990's to the present.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-945402-05-9
- OCLC:
- 958582075
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