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John McKinley and the antebellum Supreme Court : circuit riding in the old Southwest / Steven P. Brown.

Author/creator Brown, Steven P., 1964-
Other author/creatorMcKinley, John, 1780-1852.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,
Descriptionxi, 313 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents The most prominent man in Alabama : an introduction to Justice John Mckinley -- Logans, law, and political futility -- Alabama fever and Georgia faction -- The politics of political change -- Prelude to the court : Jacksonian devotion in Alabama and Washington -- The burdens of justice on the Antebellum Supreme Court -- The Supreme Court and the original ninth circuit, 18371842 -- Circuit relief and declining health, 1843-1852 -- The legacies of Justice John Mckinley.
General note"Appendix: Justice John McKinley's Supreme Court Opinions and Dissents."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-306) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012015833
ISBN9780817317713 (trade cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780817386269 (e book)

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