Catharine Pierce Wells

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Produktbeschreibung

Reassessing one of the most influential figures in American law, Wells examines all aspects of Holmes's life to provide a new understanding of his multifaceted personality. This analysis of the Supreme Court Justice will appeal to legal scholars, historians, philosophers, and general readers interested in biography and American history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9781108469302
• ISBN-10: 1108469302
• Artikelnr.: 60137272

Autorenporträt

Catharine Pierce Wells is Professor of Law at the Law School of Boston College, Massachusetts. Wells has published more than thirty articles, with a focus in the fields of tort law and American jurisprudence.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Soldier's Faith: Prologue: Memorial Day, 1884
1. Our comfortable routine
2. War is horrible and dull
3. The great chorus of life and joy begins again
4. For the Puritan still lives in New England, Thank God!
Part II. The Journey to the Pole: Commencement speech: Brown University, 1897
5. A black and frozen night
6. The loneliness of original work
7. The master of himself
Epilogue: the consummation.