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The great dissenter : the story of John Marshall Harlan, America's judicial hero / Peter S. Canellos.

Canellos, Peter S., (author.).

Summary:

"The definitive, sweeping biography of an American hero who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight for civil rights and economic freedom: Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501188206
  • ISBN: 1501188208
  • Physical Description: viii, 609 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-571) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A father's prophecy -- Journey into the heart of slavery -- Faith and the founding fathers -- Dread and Dred Scott -- The soul of Kentucky -- John vs. John -- "Knowledge is power" -- John, Robert and Benjamin -- "Do-do take care" -- Destiny -- Standing alone -- "The colonel has indeed surprised us" -- In trusts we trust -- Requiem for the gilded age -- The humblest and most powerful -- The walls of segregation -- The constitution follows the flag -- Freedom in the workplace -- "I am a innocent man" -- "Ever may his name be said in reverence" -- Self-inflicted wounds -- "A vicarious atonement" -- "Justice Harlan concurring" -- "Our basic legal creed".
Subject:
Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911.
United States. Supreme Court > Biography.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 15 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Statesville Main Library B MARSHALL CAN (Text) 33114018428706 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library B HARLAN (Text) 22281500148286 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Goldsboro Library B HARLAN (Text) 900000000929191 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch HARLAN (Text) 33258009501268 Adult Biography Available -
High Point Library 347.7326 Canellos (Text) 30519010794199 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library B HARLAN (Text) 39149008158354 Adult Biography Available -
Lenoir Library B HARLAN John Marshall Ca (Text) 50669012905403 Adult Biography Available -
Louisburg - Main Branch B/HARLAN (Text) 72350000107534 Adult Biography Available -
Madison Main Library BIO HARLAN CAN (Text) 30229101225273 Adult Biography Available -
Mars Hill Library BIO HARLAN CAN (Text) 30229101216629 Adult Biography Available -