John Marshall: Definer of a NationA New York Times Notable Book of 1996 |
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... Marshall papers still being compiled and published . Legal schol- ars , who focused on Marshall's work as chief justice , have rarely conveyed the richness of his life . And what a life it was ... Smith tells Marshall's story skillfully ...
Definer of a Nation Jean Edward Smith. Introduction Пр The Inauguration of 1801 Marshall , Jefferson , and the Transfer of Power Marshall's preeminence was due to the fact that he was John Marshall . -Charles Evans Hughes , 1928 OHN ...
... Marshall's political creed was conservative . Like Washington and Adams , he was skeptical of direct democracy and preferred the checks and balances imposed by the Constitution . But Marshall was not reactionary . He believed strongly ...
... Marshall referred was Thomas Jeffer- son , and the reference to " foreign attachments " pertained to Jefferson's sympathy for France . Marshall's long - standing aversion to Jefferson was deeply held and cordially reciprocated . It was ...
... Marshall was " tinged with a deeper feeling , bordering at times on fear . " Whether the feeling was fear or not , Jefferson certainly acknowledged Marshall's ability , although one would be hard put to say that he respected it . He ...
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 |