Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Civil War Soldier, Supreme Court Justice

by Susan-Mary Grant

Book Overview

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was one of the most influential jurists of his time. From the antebellum era and the Civil War through the First World War and into the New Deal years, Holmes' long life and career as a Supreme Court Justice spanned an eventful period of American history, as the country went from an agrarian republic to an industrialized world power.

In this concise, engaging book, Susan-Mary Grant puts Holmes' life in national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415656540
• ISBN13: 9780415656542
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"