{"product_id":"oliver-wendell-holmes-jr-civil-war-soldier-supreme-court-justice-9780415656542","title":"Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Civil War Soldier, Supreme Court Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was one of the most influential jurists of his time. From the antebellum era and the Civil War through the First World War and into the New Deal years, Holmes' long life and career as a Supreme Court Justice spanned an eventful period of American history, as the country went from an agrarian republic to an industrialized world power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this concise, engaging book, Susan-Mary Grant puts Holmes' life in national context, exploring how he both shaped and reflected his changing country. She examines the impact of the Civil War on his life and his thinking, his role in key cases ranging from the issue of free speech in \u003ci\u003eSchenck v. United States\u003c\/i\u003e to the infamous ruling in favor of eugenics in \u003ci\u003eBuck v. Bell\u003c\/i\u003e, showing how behind Holmes' reputation as a liberal justice lay a more complex approach to law that did not neatly align with political divisions. Including a selection of key primary documents, \u003ci\u003eOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces students of U.S., Civil War, and legal history to a game-changing figure and his times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan-Mary Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415656542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan-Mary Grant\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of American History at Newcastle University. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eA Concise History of the United States of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War for a Nation: The American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth Over South: Northern Nationalism and American Identity in the Antebellum Era\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThemes of the American Civil War: The War Between the States\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Brian Holden-Reid).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43195166621811,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":89.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ecd124b2-9ea1-4406-bf12-d3f3eb7d5590.jpg?v=1752580918","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/oliver-wendell-holmes-jr-civil-war-soldier-supreme-court-justice-9780415656542","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}