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, including What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States, and lives with his wife in West Nyack, New York.
"The story of this relationship, as historically significant as any
between a President and Chief Justice, is brilliantly unfurled by
James Simon. Fresh, often moving, and hugely readable, it's a
textbook case of statesmanship - and politics - at both ends of
Pennsylvania Avenue." --Richard N. Smith, author of The Colonel:
The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., on Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: "James
F. Simon has written an exciting and notable book where Abraham
Lincoln and Roger B. Taney, the president and the chief justice,
two men of the highest intelligence and passionate judgment, argued
the future of this democratic republic."
"A spectacular book, brilliantly conceived and executed - an
illuminating window into the question of the ages: Who has the
power? The President, Congress or the Supreme Court?" --Bob
Woodward
"Franklin Roosevelt once called Charles Evans Hughes the finest
politician in the United States. In this marvelously written,
meticulously researched study, James F. Simon demonstrates why that
was so. He also shows that except for their brief confrontation in
1937, in which Hughes prevailed, these two former governors of New
York shared a deep affection for one another. Together they led the
United States into the modern era." --Jean Edward Smith, author of
FDR and John Marshall: Definer of a Nation
Joseph J. Ellis, The New York Times Book Review on What Kind of
Nation: Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall:
"A study of the political and legal struggle between these icons of
American history....A major contribution....A model of the
narrative history written by someone who knows the law."
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
