The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court by Cliff Sloan, David McKean

The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court

Cliff Sloan, David McKean

258 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
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In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or power—no one...

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