James F. Simon is the Martin Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at New York Law School. He is the author of seven previous books on American history, law, and politics. His books have won the American Bar Associations Silver Gavel Award and twice been named New York Times Notable Books. He lives with his wife in West Nyack, New York.
Joseph J. Ellis The New York Times Book Review A study of the political and legal struggle between these icons of American history...A major contribution...A model of narrative history written by someone who knows the law.
The American Prospect James Simon retells this splendid
story in clear and elegant prose. For once the publisher's subtitle
is not exaggeration -- the result is, at least in legal terms, an
epic of the founding, featuring fascinating antagonists, enormous
consequences, and alternating episodes of nobility and
treachery.
The Washington Post James Simon adds a patina of freshness
and telling detail to this familiar story. He carefully traces the
origins of the rivalry...but is at his best when he gets around to
the great cases, not merely Marbury but others, especially
the Burr treason trial...What Kind of Nation is a fine
read.
A. J. Langguth author of Patriots: The Men Who Started the
American Revolution and Our Vietnam James Simon has
written a legal suspense story, with John Marshall trying to wrench
the Supreme Court from a cramped room in the Capitol building to
its rightful place under the Constitution while a suspicious
President Jefferson fights him bitterly from behind the scenes.
What Kind of Nation helps us to understand the court battles
that go on today, no less partisan, no less urgent.
Joseph J. Ellis The New York Times Book Review A study of
the political and legal struggle between these icons of American
history...A major contribution...A model of narrative history
written by someone who knows the law.
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