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John Marshall Harlan: The Last Whig Justice  
Author: Loren P. Beth
ISBN: 081311778X
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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From Publishers Weekly
John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911), an associate justice of the Supreme Court, is remembered for his liberal dissents on a conservative court. Political science professor at the University of Georgia, Beth has written a well-researched study of Harlan's life with the emphasis on his career. Covered are Harlan's years in Kentucky as a lawyer and politician who began as a Whig, switched parties several times and finally wound up as a Republican Party organizer whose political savvy earned him a Supreme Court seat during the Hayes Administration. Although he fought on the Union side during the Civil War, Harlan was no abolitionist. He owned slaves and opposed the Emancipation Proclamation. Once on the court, however, his views changed dramatically. He dissented in civil rights cases that eroded the rights of blacks to equal protection and supported the rights of defendants to due process. An academic, richly detailed biography of an important jurist. Illustrations not seen by PW. Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information, Inc.




John Marshall Harlan: The Last Whig Justice

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Although he ranks as one of the most prominent Supreme Court Justice of his or any other period, this is the first major biographical treatment of John Marshall Harlan. This fine biography is also an important contribution to constitutional history. Historians, political scientists, and legal scholars will come from its pages with renewed appreciation for one of our judicial giants.

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly

John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911), an associate justice of the Supreme Court, is remembered for his liberal dissents on a conservative court. Political science professor at the University of Georgia, Beth has written a well-researched study of Harlan's life with the emphasis on his career. Covered are Harlan's years in Kentucky as a lawyer and politician who began as a Whig, switched parties several times and finally wound up as a Republican Party organizer whose political savvy earned him a Supreme Court seat during the Hayes Administration. Although he fought on the Union side during the Civil War, Harlan was no abolitionist. He owned slaves and opposed the Emancipation Proclamation. Once on the court, however, his views changed dramatically. He dissented in civil rights cases that eroded the rights of blacks to equal protection and supported the rights of defendants to due process. An academic, richly detailed biography of an important jurist. Illustrations not seen by PW. (Apr.)

Booknews

The first full biography of Harlan (1833-1911) who, during his 33 years on the US Supreme Court, became known as The Great Dissenter for his championing of national over state power, civil rights, and the powers of congress. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

     



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