Honorable Justice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes
by Sheldon M. Novick
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Generations of law students have been raised on his inspiring dissents. His book, THE COMMON LAW, still in print after 100 years, dominates the history of legal thought in America. He is still one of the best known justices of the Supreme Court ... yet until now there has been no biography of Oliver Wendall Holmes. Born into mid-19th century Boston society, Holmes grew up knowing everyone. As a young man, he fought in the Civil War and was seriously wounded. He recovered and returned from show more the war to practice law and teach at Harvard Law School before his appointment to the bench. Holmes was always contrary. In the hysteria surrounding WW I, he stood firm for free speech. Later, bucking the tide of public opinion, he refused to uphold the voting of Southern blacks. - Publisher. show lessTags
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Sheldon M. Novick is Adjunct Professor of Law and History at Vermont Law School.
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- People/Characters
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- Important places
- USA
- Dedication
- For Carolyn
- First words
- The first Oliver Wendell Holmes was born on August 29, 1809, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a quiet country town near Boston.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)At 3:30 in the morning of March 6, 1935, one of Holmes's former secretaries, Mark DeWolfe Howe, came downstairs and went to the door to tell the reporters that Holmes was dead.
- Blurbers
- Freidel, Frank; Sagoff, Mark; Meltsner, Michael
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- Politics and Government, Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 347.73 — Society, government, & culture Law U.S. Supreme Court - Judicial Decisions North America Civil procedure and courts of the United States
- LCC
- KF8745 .H6 .N69 — Law Law of the United States Law of the United States (Federal) Courts. Procedure Court organization and procedure
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