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William O. Douglas (1898–1980)

Author of The Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas

Includes the names: W. O. Douglas, Douglas William O., William O. Douglas, William Orville Douglas, Illustrated William O. Douglas, William O. Douglas and edited by Vern Countryman

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Works by William O. Douglas

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The Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas 91 copies
Go East, young man: the early years; the autobiography of William O.… 86 copies, 1 review
Strange lands and friendly people 70 copies, 1 review
Of Men and Mountains 67 copies, 1 review
Points of rebellion 63 copies
Exploring the Himalaya 62 copies
My wilderness: the Pacific West 48 copies
Beyond the High Himalayas 39 copies
An Almanac of Liberty 38 copies
My wilderness: east to Katahdin 35 copies, 1 review
Muir of the Mountains 24 copies
The Douglas opinions 15 copies
International Dissent: Six Steps Toward World Peace 15 copies
The Douglas Letters: Selections from the Private Papers of Justice William… 15 copies

Russian journey 13 copies

America Challenged 11 copies, 1 review

THE ANATOMY OF LIBERTY: The Rights of Man Without Force 10 copies

Mr. Lincoln & the Negroes: The long road to equality 10 copies

A wilderness bill of rights 10 copies

The Right of the People 10 copies, 1 review

North from Malaya; adventure on five fronts 9 copies

A living Bill of rights 9 copies

Farewell to Texas; a vanishing wilderness 7 copies, 1 review

West of the Indus 7000 Miles Through the Cradle of Civilization 5 copies

Freedom of the Mind 4 copies

Democracy's manifesto 4 copies

The three hundred year war: A chronicle of ecological disaster 3 copies

Nature's Justice: Writings of William O. Douglas (Northwest Readers) 3 copies

Holocaust or hemispheric co-op: cross currents in Latin America 3 copies

We the judges; studies in American and Indian constitutional law from… 3 copies

Democracy and finance;: The addresses and public statements of William O.… 2 copies

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Walden (Introduction, some editions) 7,265 copies, 69 reviews
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (Contributor) 677 copies, 22 reviews
American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (Contributor) 210 copies
Attorney for the Damned (Foreword) 114 copies, 2 reviews
The Supreme Court and the Constitution: Readings in American… (Contributor, some editions) 43 copies
Democracy in Print: The Best of The Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (Contributor) 3 copies

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Douglas, William Orville

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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA

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Maine Township, Minnesota, USA (birthplace)

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Whitman College

Yale University

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1939-1975)

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