Without precedent : John Marshall and his times / Joel Richard Paul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Joel Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marshall, John, 1755-1835.

Marshall, John.

United States. Supreme Court--Biography.

United States.

United States. Supreme Court.

Judges--United States--Biography.

Judges.

Local Subjects:

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

502 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Riverhead Books, 2018.

Summary:

A portrait of the influential chief justice, statesman, and diplomat illuminates his pivotal role in the establishment of the Constitution and Supreme Court and recounts his work as an advisor to multiple presidents.

"The remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States. No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next forty years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. As Chief Justice of the United States--the longest-serving in history--he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts. As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. As a diplomat and secretary of state, he defended American sovereignty against France and Britain, counseled President John Adams, and supervised the construction of the city of Washington. D.C. This is the astonishing true story of how a rough-cut frontiersman--born in Virginia in 1755 and with little formal education--invented himself as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers and politicians who then reinvented the Constitution to forge a stronger nation. Without Precedent is the engrossing account of the life and times of this exceptional man, who with cunning, imagination, and grace shaped America's future as he held together the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the country itself."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

The frontier soldier

A revolutionary capital

Debating the Constitution

Slaves and hypocrites

Innocence lost

Citizen Genet

Entangling alliances

Jay's treaty

Talleyrand

Not a sixpence

Love and war

Tossed into the Seine

The XYZ papers

The Jonathan Robbins affair

Privateers and pirates

The new order of things

Showdown

A strategic retreat

Prizes of war

High crimes

Treason

Estrangement

The meaning of sovereignty

Washington burning

Friends and enemies

The supreme law

The pirate lottery

The great steamboat case

Public and private

Right remains with the strongest

An extravagant pretense

In the conqueror's court

A union prolonged by miracles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-488) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Paul, Joel R. Without precedent.

ISBN:

9781594488238

1594488231

OCLC:

986523601

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