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Salt of the Earth; Conscience of the Court; The Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge
by John M. Ferren
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0807828661
- ISBN 13
- 9780807828663
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2004 The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 2004. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; scant bottom edge shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt on the spine. 577 pp 8vo. A son of the South, Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge became one of the Court's leading liberal activists and an early supporter of racial equality, free speech, and church state separation. Based on 160 interviews the author provides an analysis of his life and judicial decision making and offers the most comprehensive explanation to date for the Supreme Court nominations of Rutledge, Frankfurter, and Douglas. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010650
- Title
- Salt of the Earth; Conscience of the Court; The Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge
- Author
- John M. Ferren
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0807828661
- ISBN 13
- 9780807828663
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge, Supreme Court of the United States, lawyers, Supreme Court Justices, United Nations, Yamashita case, war criminals, military commissions, civil liberties, international law, American common law, American court system,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Legal matters/Lawyers/Judges/Attorneys;
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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