John Marshall, defender of the Constitution /

Examines John Marshall's thirty-four-year career as chief justice of the Supreme Court, exploring his contributions to the formative years of the American Republic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stites, Francis N.
Other Authors:	Handlin, Oscar, 1915-2011
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Little, Brown, [1981]
Series:	Library of American biography.
Subjects:	Marshall, John, > 1755-1835. United States. > Supreme Court > History. Judges > United States > Biography.

Table of Contents:

The Virginian 1755-1783
Richmond lawyer 1783-1788
Federalist 1789-1797
National hero 1797-1801
An independent judiciary 1801-1806
Life, liberty, and property 1807-1812
The Marshall court 1812-1823
Retreat and accomodations 1824-1831
"Dragging On" 1831-1835
A note on the sources
Index.