Reviews

"Learned Hand was a great judge and a fascinating man, and Gerald Gunther has done him full justice in this rich, informed, and absorbing book."
-- Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
"A fascinating account of a great life...[It] will surely be recognized as one of the country's outstanding legal biographies."
-- Erwin N. Griswold, Former Solicitor General of the United States
Former Dean, Harvard Law School
"This judicious and finely nuanced biography illuminates not only the life and mind of a great jurist, but also the great issues of American society with which he grappled."
-- Ronald Steel
"A compelling portrait of a great judge...a moving glimpse into the heart, mind, and spirit of an extraordinary accomplished, yet always agonized, human being...[Gunther] celebrates the ennobling, inspiring vision of human liberty that shines throughout Hand's life and work."
-- Nadine Strossen, President, American Civil Liberties Union
Professor of Law, New York Law School
"A vivid portrait that should appeal not only to lawyers but also to all who read biographies of great Americans."
-- Harry H. Wellington, Dean, New York Law School
Former Dean, Yale Law School
"The colorful and provocative record of the brilliantly creative thinking of the greatest judge and legal philosopher of recent times, told by Gunther in lucid prose that doesn't take a lawyer to understand."
-- Louis Auchincloss