Louis D. Brandeis : a life / Melvin I. Urofsky.
| Author/creator |
Urofsky, Melvin I. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Pantheon Books, ©2009. |
| Description | xiii, 955 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Louisville roots -- Harvard, St. Louis, and back -- Warren & Brandeis -- First steps -- Alice -- Traction and utilities -- A perfect reform -- Taking on Morgan -- An attorney for the people -- Democracy in the workplace -- The Pinchot-Ballinger affair -- Railroad interludes -- The curse of bigness -- National politics -- A snapshot of Mr. Brandeis -- The new freedom -- Men! money! discipline! -- Nomination -- Settling in -- Extrajudicial activities: I -- Zionism, 1917-1921 -- War and speech--and Holmes -- Brandeis and Taft -- The Taft court and legal classicism -- A new agenda : the court and civil liberties -- Extrajudicial activities : II -- Depression -- The new deal -- Extrajudicial activities : III -- The passing of Isaiah. |
| Abstract | The first full-scale biography in 25 years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court--a book that reveals not only Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, but also Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009003992 |
| ISBN | 9780375423666 |
| ISBN | 0375423664 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF8745.B67 U748 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |