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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

G. Edward White

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Oxford University Press
Año de edición:
1995
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9780195101287
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White goes beyond the labels to give readers a rounded portrait of this remarkable jurist. Covering Holmes’ early life and time at Harvard, his ambivalent relationship with his father, and Civil War service, White also examines Holmes’ childless marriage and his reputation as a preeminent legal figure. 14 halftones. Map.

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