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The great dissenter : the story of John Marshall Harlan, America's judicial hero /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Canellos, Peter S. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition.
Subjects:
Harlan, John Marshall, > 1833-1911.
United States. > Supreme Court > Biography.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A father's prophecy
  • Journey into the heart of slavery
  • Faith and the founding fathers
  • Dread and Dred Scott
  • The soul of Kentucky
  • John vs. John
  • "Knowledge is power"
  • John, Robert and Benjamin
  • "Do-do take care"
  • Destiny
  • Standing alone
  • "The colonel has indeed surprised us"
  • In trusts we trust
  • Requiem for the gilded age
  • The humblest and most powerful
  • The walls of segregation
  • The constitution follows the flag
  • Freedom in the workplace
  • "I am a innocent man"
  • "Ever may his name be said in reverence"
  • Self-inflicted wounds
  • "A vicarious atonement"
  • "Justice Harlan concurring"
  • "Our basic legal creed".