Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

by G. Edward White

Book Overview

Known as the "Great Dissenter," Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wrote some of the most eloquent opinions in the history of the United States Supreme Court. A brilliant legal mind who served on the high court into his nineties, Holmes was responsible for some of the most important judicial opinions of the twentieth century.
Now, in this superb short biography, G. Edward White offers readers a lively, informative portrait of this singular individual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195305361
• ISBN13: 9780195305364
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 7.6"