Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Category : Letters
Languages : en
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Letter written by Holmes, dated December 8, 1890. The letter thanks recipient for sending Holmes's books over a period of a few days.

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226675541
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters, Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian, philosopher, and master of English style. Thematically arranged, the volume covers a rich variety of subjects from aging and death to themes in politics, personalities, and law. Posner's substantial introduction firmly places this wealth of material in its proper biographical and historical context. "A first-rate prose stylist, [Holmes] was perhaps the most quotable of all judges, as this ably edited volume shows."—Washington Post Book World "Brilliantly edited, lucidly organized, and equipped with a compelling introduction by Judge Posner, [this book] is one of the finest single-volume samplers of any author's work I have seen. . . . Posner has fully captured the acrid tang of him in this masterly anthology."—Terry Teachout, National Review "Excellent. . . . A worthwhile contribution to current American political/legal discussions."—Library Journal "The best source for the reader who wants a first serious acquaintance with Holmes."—Thomas C. Grey, New York Review of Books

Author: John Torrey Morse
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Author: Stephen Budiansky
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393634736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 737

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“Consistently gripping.… [I]t’s possessed of a zest and omnivorous curiosity that reflects the boundless energy of its subject.” —Steve Donoghue, Christian Science Monitor Oliver Wendell Holmes escaped death twice as a young Union officer in the Civil War. He lived ever after with unwavering moral courage, unremitting scorn for dogma, and an insatiable intellectual curiosity. During his nearly three decades on the Supreme Court, he wrote a series of 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. As a pioneering legal scholar, Holmes revolutionized the understanding of common law. As an enthusiastic friend, he wrote thousands of letters brimming with an abiding joy in fighting the good fight. Drawing on many previously unpublished letters and records, Stephen Budiansky offers the fullest portrait yet of this pivotal American figure.

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Category :
Languages : en
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Holmes writes to "Dear Miss Low" about his visit to the Duke of Westminster's stables and a comment that he was "noice but not orsey."

Author: John Torrey Morse (Jr.)
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Author: John Torrey Morse (Jr.)
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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