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A soul-stirring biography of John Marshall, the young Republic's great chief justice who led the Supreme Court to power and brought law and order to the nation.
In the political turmoil that convulsed America after George Washington's death, the surviving Founding Fathers went mad - literally pummeling each other in Congress and challenging one another to deadly duels in their quest for power. Out of the political intrigue, one man emerged to restore calm and dignity to the government: John Marshall. The longest-serving chief justice in American history, Marshall transformed the Supreme Court from an irrelevant appeals court into the powerful and controversial branch of government that Americans today either revere or despise.
Drawing on rare documents, Harlow Giles Unger shows how, with nine key decisions, Marshall rewrote the Constitution, reshaped government, and prevented Thomas Jefferson from turning tyrant. John Adamscalled his appointment of Marshall to chief justice his greatest gift to the nation and "the pride of my life".
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No member of America's founding generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next 40 years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. As Chief Justice of the United States - the longest-serving in history—he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts.
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Scholarly and Accessible
- De Diana Black Kennedy en 03-01-18
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Lafayette
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Matthew Boston
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In this gripping biography, acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger paints an intimate portrait of the heroic young French soldier who, at 19, renounced a life of luxury in Paris and Versailles to fight and bleed for liberty - at Brandywine, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. A major general in the Continental army, he quickly earned the love of his troops, his fellow commanders, and his commander in chief, George Washington, who called him his "adopted son".
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WE GET IT! HE'S A "KNIGHT"
- De Anonymous User en 01-13-22
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Lion of Liberty
- Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: William Hughes
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Known to generations of Americans for his stirring call to arms, “Give me liberty or give me death,” Patrick Henry is all but forgotten today as the first of the Founding Fathers to call for independence, the first to call for revolution, and the first to call for a bill of rights. If Washington was the “Sword of the Revolution” and Jefferson, “the Pen,” Patrick Henry more than earned his epithet as “the Trumpet” of the Revolution for rousing Americans to arms in the Revolutionary War.
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A Decent Book on an Amazing Character
- De David I. Williams en 05-13-13
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John Marshall
- The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
- De: Richard Brookhiser
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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The life of John Marshall, founding father and America's premier chief justice. In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran and politician became the fourth chief justice of the US. He would hold the post for 34 years (still a record), expounding the Constitution he loved. Before he joined the Court, it was the weakling of the federal government, lacking in dignity and clout. After he died, it could never be ignored again.
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Excellent Biography
- De Jean en 12-14-18
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John Hancock
- Merchant King and American Patriot
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: David Stifel
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John Hancock's overnight transformation from British loyalist to fiery rebel and first governor of the independent state of Massachusetts is one of the least known stories of the American Revolution. Acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger introduces us to the Founding Father whose name is as recognizable as George Washington's, but whose thrilling life story is all but untold. Applying his historical expertise and storytelling gift, Unger details the fascinating life of one of our most extraordinary business and political leaders—the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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An easy read
- De Jean en 05-31-23
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Dr. Benjamin Rush
- The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
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A revealing biography of Dr. Benjamin Rush - fiery signer of the Declaration of Independence, prominent physician, ardent politician, zealous social reformer, passionate humanitarian, and dedicated educator. Known primarily as America's most influential and leading physician, Rush was also among the first to call for the abolition of slavery, equal rights for women, free education and health care for the poor, slum clearance, citywide sanitation facilities, an end to child labor, and universal public education, among other causes.
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A Great Humanitarian
- De Jean en 10-08-19
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The Great Dissenter
- The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero
- De: Peter S. Canellos
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 19 h y 23 m
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They say that history is written by the victors. But not in the case of the most famous dissenter on the Supreme Court. Almost a century after his death, John Marshall Harlan’s words helped end segregation and gave us our civil rights and our modern economic freedom. But his legacy would not have been possible without the courage of Robert Harlan, a slave who John’s father raised like a son in the same household.
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A good and necessary book, BUT WHY THE BEEPS??!
- De aaron en 09-06-21
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Henry Clay
- The Man Who Would Be President
- De: James C. Klotter
- Narrado por: James Anderson Foster
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Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for America, and he directed national affairs as Speaker of the House, as Secretary of State to John Quincy Adams - the man he put in office - and as acknowledged leader of the Whig party. As the broker of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay fought to keep a young nation united when westward expansion and slavery threatened to tear it apart. Yet, despite his talent and achievements, Henry Clay never became president.
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Wonderful book by a talented writer and historian
- De Timothy en 08-24-18
De: James C. Klotter
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John Jay
- Founding Father
- De: Walter Stahr
- Narrado por: Andrew Garman
- Duración: 19 h y 3 m
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John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the greatest distinction, and was one of the most influential of its Founding Fathers. In this first full-length biography of John Jay in almost 70 years, Walter Stahr brings Jay vividly to life, setting his astonishing career against the background of the American Revolution. Drawing on substantial new material, Walter Stahr has written a full and highly enjoyable portrait of both the public and private man.
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- De Bob en 04-06-24
De: Walter Stahr
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
- A Life in War, Law, and Ideas
- De: Stephen Budiansky
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
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Holmes twice escaped death as a young Union officer in the Civil War when musket balls barely missed his heart and spinal cord. He lived ever after with unwavering moral courage, scorn for dogma, and an insatiable intellectual curiosity. Named to the Supreme Court by Theodore Roosevelt at age 61, he served for nearly three decades, writing a series of famous, eloquent, and often dissenting opinions that would prove prophetic in securing freedom of speech, protecting the rights of criminal defendants, and ending the Court's reactionary resistance to social and economic reforms.
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Top-Notch Biography
- De Jean en 08-01-19
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John Quincy Adams
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
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He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War. He negotiated an end to the War of 1812, engineered the annexation of Florida, and won the Supreme Court decision that freed the African captives of La Amistad. He served his nation as minister to six countries, secretary of state, senator, congressman, and president. John Quincy Adams was all of these things and more. In this masterful biography, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals Adams as a towering figure in the nation’s formative years.
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Informative and well written.
- De Gotta Tellya en 08-20-14
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'Mr. President'
- George Washington and the Making of the Nation's Highest Office
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
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Although the framers gave the president little authority, Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of his successors. To ensure their ability to defend the nation, he simply ignored the Constitution when he thought it necessary and reshaped the presidency into what James Madison called a "monarchical presidency." Modern scholars call it the "imperial presidency."
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A political genius
- De Michael en 03-28-17
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A Country of Vast Designs
- James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
- De: Robert W. Merry
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
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When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over the rich lands of the Oregon Territory, which included what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Texas, not yet part of the Union, was threatened by a more powerful Mexico. And the territories north and west of Texas---what would become California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and part of Colorado---belonged to Mexico.
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A Decent Overview of Polk's Presidency
- De James en 06-20-10
De: Robert W. Merry
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Agony and Eloquence
- John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and a World of Revolution
- De: Daniel L. Mallock
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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The drama of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson is the foundational story of America - courage, loyalty, hope, fanaticism, greatness, failure, forgiveness, love. Agony and Eloquence is the story of the greatest friendship in American history and the revolutionary times in which it was made, ruined, and finally renewed. In the wake of Washington's retirement, longtime friends Thomas Jefferson and John Adams came to represent the opposing political forces struggling to shape America's future.
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Great Listen
- De Kyle B. en 03-12-21
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James Madison
- A Biography
- De: Ralph Ketcham
- Narrado por: Bill Burrows
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The best one-volume biography of Madison’s life, Ketcham’s biography not only traces Madison’s career, it gives listeners a sense of the man. As Madison said of his early years in Virginia under the study of Donald Robertson, who introduced him to thinkers like Montaigne and Montesquieu, "all that I have been in life I owe largely to that man." It also captures a side of Madison that is less rarely on display.
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Narrator Too Robotic
- De Anonymous User en 09-20-21
De: Ralph Ketcham
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The Last Founding Father
- James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Michael McConnohie
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In this lively and compelling biography, Harlow Giles Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles and a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton, James Monroe (1751 - 1831) went on to become America's first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America's national and international durability.
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Readable, but more hero worship than history
- De Elaine Martin en 12-22-10
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What Kind of Nation
- Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States
- De: James F. Simon
- Narrado por: Patrick Cullen
- Duración: 12 h y 40 m
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In this dramatic and fully accessible account of these titans of the early republic and their fiercely held ideas, James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. A fascinating look at two of the nation's greatest statesmen and shrewdest politicians, What Kind of Nation presents a cogent, unbiased assessment of their lasting impact on American government.
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Interesting but a bit too biased for me
- De Diana Black Kennedy en 03-01-18
De: James F. Simon
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre John Marshall
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- Erl Gould Purnell
- 11-23-17
Thank Goodness for John Marshall
H.G Unger has given John Marshall the light he so well deserves. Marshall was a devoted husband and father, a lawyer, a Revolutionary War hero, a diplomat and among the founders of the country. AND THAT was only during the first half of his life. That last 35 years was spent inventing how the Supreme Court should and would function in a democracy with three equal branches of government.
Few know how disruptive and contrary Thomas Jefferson was toward the federal judiciary. He did all he could (mostly duplicitously) to marginalize it and even eliminate it. Imagine. Had it not been for Marshall, Jefferson may have succeeded.
This book is the story of John Marshall, who he was and how he became such a force in American history. It's well written with excellent details, lots of characters and some thrilling exposés. The performance is excellent. For the American history buff, a must..
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- Ray
- 08-05-21
Must read
This book is about more than just John Marshall. Wonderful insights into the difficulties of the founding fathers and the establishment of this nation.
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- Curt Elton
- 04-22-22
astounding prejudice againstThomas Jefferson
Author shows astounding prejudice againstThomas Jefferson. Contradicts a lot of other history. Read with a critical eye!!
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- brad foreman
- 12-29-21
Yes JM Saved the Nation
Book was well written in chronological order. Book does excellent description in the development of our country, politics, and our founding fathers actions both good and not so good.
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- 11-10-20
Sufficiently detailed and very interesting
Very interesting look at an incredible American. Pretty amazing the impact just one man can have. Not a very flattering look at Thomas Jefferson though.
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- Kico M
- 03-25-21
Good book about a great figure
This is a very well written book, it is able to tell the story of a great and relevant historical figure of US along with the backstory of his time. For me the book has extra value because I knew little about John Marshal and his outstanding contributions. In addiction, it was good to know more about other Important figures, for good and bad, such as Hamilton, Moore and Jefferson.
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- Hank Cecil
- 06-24-21
excellent
great summary of Marshall's impact on American history along with interesting details about other historical figures of the early of days if the USA
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- JR
- 07-25-23
Incredible history of the Greatest American Jurist
This outstanding history should be must reading for all who want to understand the role of the Supreme Court in America. John Marshall and his father, Thomas Marshall were both revolutionary war Heroes. They were also close friends and confidants of Presidents Washington, Adams, Madison, Monroe and a feuding cousin to Thomas Jefferson. For me, this was all new and fascinating information. All I can say is once I started listening to this book, I couldn’t stop until I reach the end. Absolutely brilliant.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-17-22
Required reading!
If more of us were aware of the early struggles of our country we wouldn’t be so surprised and alarmed at our present struggles.
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- peter taylor
- 02-05-22
Enlightening
very informative book, didn't realize the role he played in the young republic.and didn't know that Thomas Jefferson was such a Cad!
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