What kind of nation
Subtitle: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the epic struggle to create a United States
By: James F. Simon.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Simon and Schuster
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.; Marshall, John, 1755-1835.; United States. Supreme Court -- History.; Constitutional history -- United States.; Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History.; Executive power -- United States -- History.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
Description: "What Kind of Nation is an account of the bitter and protracted struggle between two titans of the early republic over the power of the presidency and the independence of the judiciary. The clash between fellow Virginians (and second cousins) Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall remains the most decisive confrontation between a president and a chief justice in American history.

Fought in private as well as in full public view, their struggle defined basic constitutional relationships in the early days of the republic and resonates still in debates over the role of the federal government vis-a-vis the states and the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret laws.".

"More than 150 years after Jefferson's and Marshall's deaths, their words and achievements still reverberate in constitutional debate and political battle. What Kind of Nation is a dramatic rendering of a bitter struggle between two shrewd politicians and powerful statesmen that helped create a United States."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-325) and index.