A chief justice's progress : John Marshall from revolutionary Virginia to the Supreme Court
Widely regarded as America's most important Chief Justice, John Marshall influenced US constitutional, political, and economic development. This study views his pre-Supreme Court life as a cumulative experience that formed the identity and value system brought to bear on his judicial experiences.
Contributions in American history, no. 185
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Prologue: Appointment Childhood in the Frontier Gentry, 1755-1774 The Revolutionary War Experience, 1774-1781 Lawyer and Lawmaker in the Old Dominion, 1781-1787 Virginia Nationalist, 1787-1791 Southern Federalist (I), 1791-1797 Diplomatic Interlude: The XYZ Mission, 1797-1798 Southern Federalist (II), 1798-1801 Chief Justice, 1801-1835 Bibliography