Hugo L. Black: Cold Steel Warrior

Howard Ball editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:12th Dec '96

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Howard Ball explores Hugo Black's development from his childhood days growing up in Alabama to his 34 years on the United States Supreme Court. Ball illustrates who and what shaped this controversial judge to become known as one of the "ten greatest" US Supreme Court justices of American history.

"Adds a great deal to what every educated reader should know of Black and his place in U.S. legal history."--Library Journal "Anyone interested in the persona and work of the late great Associate Justice, will glean appealing and interpretative data from Professor Ball's objective account."--Henry J. Abraham, University of Virginia

  • Winner of Named an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by CHOICE.

ISBN: 9780195078145

Dimensions: 243mm x 165mm x 27mm

Weight: 632g

320 pages