The Lives of the Constitution : Ten Exceptional Minds That Shaped America’s Supreme Law
Joseph Tartakovsky;Joseph Tartakovsky
In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and...
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The Lives of the Constitution : Ten Exceptional Minds That Shaped America’s Supreme Law
2018
In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals—some renowned, like Alexander Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson, and some forgotten, like James Wilson and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Tartakovsky brings to life their struggles over our supreme law from its origins in revolutionary America to the era of Obama and Trump. Sweeping from settings as diverse as Gold Rush California to the halls of Congress, and crowded with a vivid Dickensian cast, Tartakovsky shows how America's unique constitutional culture grapples with questions like democracy, racial and sexual equality, free speech, economic liberty, and the role of government. Joining the ranks of other great American storytellers, Tartakovsky chronicles how Daniel Webster sought to avert the Civil War; how Alexis de Tocqueville misunderstood America; how Robert Jackson balanced liberty and order in the battle against Nazism and Communism; and how Antonin Scalia died warning Americans about the ever-growing reach of the Supreme Court. From the 1787 Philadelphia Convention to the clash over gay marriage, this is a grand tour through two centuries of constitutional history as never told before, and an education in the principles that sustain America in the most astonishing experiment in government ever undertaken.
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Constitutional history--United States - Constitutional law--United StatesContent provider:
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Dictionary of American History
Kutler, Stanley I.;Kutler, Stanley I.
Part of an integrated online collection of primary documents, secondary reference sour...
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Dictionary of American History
2003
Part of an integrated online collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day.
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Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
Lorraine Code;Lorraine Code
The path-breaking Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories is an accessible, multidisciplinar...
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Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
2000
The path-breaking Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories is an accessible, multidisciplinary insight into the complex field of feminist thought. The Encyclopedia contains over 500 authoritative entries commissioned from an international team of contributors and includes clear, concise and provocative explanations of key themes and ideas. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading; over 50 biographical entries provide readers with a sense of how the theories they encounter have developed out of the lives and situations of their authors.
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Feminist theory--EncyclopediasContent provider:
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Biographies of Western Photographers : A Reference Guide to Photographers Working in the 19th Century American West
Mautz, Carl;Mautz, Carl
Biographies of Western Photographers : A Reference Guide to Photographers Working in the 19th Century American West
1997
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Photographers--West (U.S.)--19th centuryContent provider:
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The Reader's Companion to American History
Foner, Eric;Garraty, John Arthur;Society of American Historians;Foner, Eric...
Columbia Literary History of the United States
Elliott, Emory;Banta, Martha;Baker, Houston A.;Elliott, Emory;Banta, Martha...
For the first time in four decades, there exists an authoritative and up-to-date surve...
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Columbia Literary History of the United States
1988
For the first time in four decades, there exists an authoritative and up-to-date survey of the literature of the United States, from prehistoric cave narratives to the radical movements of the sixties and the experimentation of the eighties. This comprehensive volume - one of the century's most important books in American studies - extensively treats Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson, Hemingway, and other long-cherished writers, while also giving considerable attention to recently discovered writers such as Kate Chopin and to literary movements and forms of writing not studied amply in the past. Informed by the most current critical and theoretical ideas, it sets forth a generation's interpretation of the rise of American civilization and culture. The Columbia Literary History of the United States contains essays by today's foremost scholars and critics, overseen by a board of distinguished editors headed by Emory Elliott of Princeton University. These contributors reexamine in contemporary terms traditional subjects such as the importance of Puritanism, Romanticism, and frontier humor in American life and writing, but they also fully explore themes and materials that have only begun to receive deserved attention in the last two decades. Among these are the role of women as writers, readers, and literary subjects and the impact of writers from minority groups, both inside and outside the literary establishment.
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American literature--History and criticismContent provider:
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EGU General Assembly 2014.
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Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2014, Vol. 16, p1-15054. 15054p.
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Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2014, Vol. 16, p1-15054. 15054p.
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Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers.
Reilly, John M.
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Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations; 2008, p1-153, 153p
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Gaither, Carl C.;Cavazos-Gaither, Alma E.
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Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations; 2008, p1-153, 153p
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTHROPOLOGY.
Reference
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Encyclopedia of Anthropology; 2005, following p1-2373, 3128p, 368 Color Photographs, 85 Black and White Photographs, 25 Diagrams, 22 Charts, 16 Graphs, 12 Maps
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Birx, H. James
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Encyclopedia of Anthropology; 2005, following p1-2373, 3128p, 368 Color Photographs, 85 Black and White Photographs, 25 Diagrams, 22 Charts, 16 Graphs, 12 Maps
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Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society; Dec2013 Supplement, p51-207, 157p
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Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society; Dec2013 Supplement, p51-207, 157p
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G. Chronological Classification.
Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society; Dec2013 Supplement, p51-207, 157p
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Rockin' Records 2015 Edition.
A subject index for the journal is presented.
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Rockin' Records 2015 Edition.
Rockin' Records; 2015, p19-1255, 1237p
A subject index for the journal is presented.
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ABOVE the Law (Performer) - SYMPHONY - SINGLES (Sound recordings)Content provider:
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Contemporary Architects.
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Contemporary Architects (9781349041862); 1980, p1-922, 922p
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Emanuel, Muriel
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Contemporary Architects (9781349041862); 1980, p1-922, 922p
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Geophysical Research Abstracts.
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Geophysical Research Abstracts; 2010, Vol. 12, p1-14649, 14649p
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Geophysical Research Abstracts; 2010, Vol. 12, p1-14649, 14649p
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Buyers-Sellers Reference Book 8c Price Guide.
The article lists the pricing guide for music recordings which include recordings from...
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Buyers-Sellers Reference Book 8c Price Guide.
Rockin' Records; 2014, p1-1222, 1222p
The article lists the pricing guide for music recordings which include recordings from rock band A-Bones, pop music group ABBA, and musical group Acorn Sisters.
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A-BONES (Performer) - ABBA (Performer) - ACORN Sisters (Performer)Content provider:
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Untitled.
A list of musicians and their singles and long plays (LP) is presented which includes ...
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Untitled.
Rockin' Records; 2013, p19-1183, 1157p
A list of musicians and their singles and long plays (LP) is presented which includes ABBA, Jimmy Barbee and The Chant.
