John Marshall: Definer of a NationA New York Times Notable Book of 1996 |
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... March [ 1801 ] to recommence practice as a lawyer . If my present wish can succeed so far as respects myself , I shall never again fill any political station whatever . " 52 Ten days later Marshall repeated those sentiments to his ...
... March 4.88 That left exactly two weeks for an orderly transition , assuming that the charged political climate would permit one . Exuberant Republicans flocked to Washington , Jefferson kept his own counsel as to his future plans , and ...
... March 2 to request that he administer the oath of office . From the text of Jefferson's letter , it is not clear whether he was addressing Mar- shall as secretary of state or chief justice . But that is immaterial . What is more ...
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Contents
Marshalls Virginia Heritage | 21 |
Soldier of the Revolution | 37 |
Student and Suitor | 70 |
Husband Lawyer Legislator | 87 |
The Fight for Ratification | 115 |
At the Richmond Bar | 144 |
Virginia Federalist | 169 |
Mission to Paris The XYZ Affair | 192 |
The Center Holds | 327 |
Treason Defined | 348 |
Yazoo | 375 |
A Band of Brothers | 395 |
National Supremacy | 417 |
Steamboats | 446 |
The Chief Justice and Old Hickory | 482 |
Notes | 525 |