John Marshall: Definer of a Nation

John Marshall: Definer of a Nation - Paperback

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John Marshall: Definer of a Nation - Paperback

John Marshall: Definer of a Nation - Paperback

by Jean Edward Smith
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by Jean Edward Smith (Author)

A New York Times Notable Book of 1996

It was in tolling the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 that the Liberty Bell cracked, never to ring again. An apt symbol of the man who shaped both court and country, whose life "reads like an early history of the United States," as the Wall Street Journal noted, adding: Jean Edward Smith "does an excellent job of recounting the details of Marshall's life without missing the dramatic sweep of the history it encompassed."

Working from primary sources, Jean Edward Smith has drawn an elegant portrait of a remarkable man. Lawyer, jurist, scholars; soldier, comrade, friend; and, most especially, lover of fine Madeira, good food, and animated table talk: the Marshall who emerges from these pages is noteworthy for his very human qualities as for his piercing intellect, and, perhaps most extraordinary, for his talents as a leader of men and a molder of consensus. A man of many parts, a true son of the Enlightenment, John Marshall did much for his country, and John Marshall: Definer of a Nation demonstrates this on every page.

Author Biography

Jean Edward Smith is professor of political science at the University of Toronto. Among his books are Lucius D. Clay: An American Life, and George Bush's War. He divides his time between Toronto, Mississippi, and New York.

Number of Pages: 800
Dimensions: 1.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 15, 1998
ISBN9780805055108
Author Jean Edward Smith
PublisherHolt Paperbacks
GenreBiography
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 1998
LanguageENG- English
Pages800
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Jean Edward Smith is the author of twelve books, including the highly acclaimed biographies Grant (a 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist and a New York Times Notable Book), John Marshall: Definer of a Nation (a New York Times Notable Book), and Lucius D. Clay: An American Life (a New York Times Notable Book). A graduate of Princeton University and Columbia University, Smith taught at the University of Toronto thirty-five years before joining the faculty at Marshall University, where he is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science.

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