Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr The Supreme Court and American Legal Thought |
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| Author:
| Littlefield, Sophie W.
Wiecek, William |
| Series title: | The Library of American Lives and Times Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4042-2652-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | PowerKids Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $38.27 |
Book Description:
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was a member of Boston's elite, a thrice-wounded Union soldier, a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, a professor of law, a celebrated legal scholar, and a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court. He is best remembered, however, as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a position he held for thirty years, from 1902 to 1932.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was a member of Boston's elite, a thrice-wounded Union soldier, a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, a professor of law, a celebrated legal scholar, and a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court. He is best remembered, however, as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a position he held for thirty years, from 1902 to 1932.