Honorable justice
Subtitle: the life of Oliver Wendell Holmes
By: by Sheldon M. Novick.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 522
ISBN-13: 9780316613255
Subjects: Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935; Judges -- United States -- Biography
Description: Generations of law students have been raised on his inspiring dissents. His book, THE COMMON LAW, still in print after 100 years, dominates the history of legal thought in America. He is still one of the best known justices of the Supreme Court ... yet until now there has been no biography of Oliver Wendall Holmes. Born into mid-19th century Boston society, Holmes grew up knowing everyone. As a young man, he fought in the Civil War and was seriously wounded. He recovered and returned from the war to practice law and teach at Harvard Law School before his appointment to the bench. Holmes was always contrary. In the hysteria surrounding WW I, he stood firm for free speech. Later, bucking the tide of public opinion, he refused to uphold the voting of Southern blacks. - Publisher.
Notes: 129,897

Includes bibliographical references.

Table of contents: title: Part 1 : A New England boyhood.; title: Fathers and sons; title: In the doctor's household; title: Education; title: Part 2 : The Twentieth Regiment.; title: Swimming in air; title: Someone had blundered; title: Rain; title: The regiment ceases; title: Part 3 : The common law.; title: Poet, soldier, gentleman; title: The first venture; title: Two pillars of his life; title: The common law; title: Part 4 : An obscure judge.; title: The moving banners of a hidden column; title: Courtly love; title: Another war; title: Lady Castletown; title: The path of the law; title: Chief Justice; title: Part 5 : The master of his art.; title: Washington, D.C.; title: Smiles and lies; title: Solitude; title: Jeu sui arnaut; title: The sky aflame; title: Olympus; title: Final duty; title: A ghost on the battlefield; title: Appendix A : Chronology of Holmes's life; title: Appendix B : A note on sources; title: Bibliography of principal works cited; title: Table of cases