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The Lawyers Who Made America: From Jamestown to the White House
Anthony Arlidge
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Description for The Lawyers Who Made America: From Jamestown to the White House
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 367.
No other nation's creation, both politically and socially, owes such a debt to lawyers as the United States of America. This book traces the story of that creation through the human lives of those who played important parts in it: amongst others, of English lawyers who established the form of the original colonies; of the Founding Fathers, who declared independence and created a Constitution; of Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Justices of the Supreme Court and finally Barack Obama. Even Richard Nixon features, if only as a reminder that even the President is subject to the law. The ... Read more
No other nation's creation, both politically and socially, owes such a debt to lawyers as the United States of America. This book traces the story of that creation through the human lives of those who played important parts in it: amongst others, of English lawyers who established the form of the original colonies; of the Founding Fathers, who declared independence and created a Constitution; of Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Justices of the Supreme Court and finally Barack Obama. Even Richard Nixon features, if only as a reminder that even the President is subject to the law. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509906369
SKU
V9781509906369
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About Anthony Arlidge
Anthony Arlidge has been a Queen's Counsel for over thirty five years, appearing in many high profile cases. He has submitted written amicus briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States and the Santa Monica Court of Appeals. A lifelong interest in legal history led him to co-author Magna Carta Uncovered in 2014 and in turn to ... Read more
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