Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey Contributor(s): Greenhouse, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805080570 ISBN-13: 9780805080575 Publisher: Times Books OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: A Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent with unprecedented access to the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court chronicles the personal transformation of legendary justice Harry A. Blackmun who wrote numerous landmark decisions, including Roe v. Wade, and participated in the most contentious debates of his era--all behind closed doors. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges - Political Science | American Government - Judicial Branch - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A fascinating book. In clear and forceful prose, Becoming Justice Blackmun tells a judicial Horatio Alger story and a tale of a remarkable transformation . . . A page-turner.--The New York Times Book Review |
Contributor Bio(s): Greenhouse, Linda: - Linda Greenhouse has covered the Supreme Court for The New York Times since 1978 and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for her reporting on the Court. She appears regularly on the PBS program Washington Week and lectures frequently on the Supreme Court at colleges and law schools. She graduated from Radcliffe College at Harvard University and holds a master of studies in law from Yale Law School. She lives outside Washington, D.C. |