Format:
Online-Ressource (xx, 320 p)
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780292719910
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9780292719903
Series Statement:
Texas legal studies series
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Part One. The Early Years, 1899-1936 -- Chapter One. Early Influences -- Chapter Two. Emerging into Manhood -- Chapter Three. Forging the Steel -- Chapter Four. Turning Points -- Part Two. The Department of Justice Years, 1937-1949 -- Chapter Five. Some Disruptive Years -- Chapter Six. His Greatest Mistake -- Chapter Seven. Beyond the Goal -- Chapter Eight. The President's Lawyer -- Chapter Nine. Juvenile Delinquency and the Freedom Train -- Chapter Ten. Civil Rights: Opening a New Era -- Chapter Eleven. Cold War Fever: National Security versus Individual Freedom -- Chapter Twelve. The 1948 Presidential Election -- Part Three. The Supreme Court Years, 1949-1967 -- Chapter Thirteen. A Controversial Appointment -- Chapter Fourteen. A Period of Adjustment -- Chapter Fifteen. Investigation Mania -- Chapter Sixteen. A Delicate Balance -- Chapter Seventeen. The Brown Decision and Civil Rights -- Chapter Eighteen. Some Troublesome Issues -- Chapter Nineteen. He Made a Difference -- Chapter Twenty. An Ending and a Beginning -- Part Four. Retirement, 1967-1977 -- Chapter Twenty-One. The Great Adventure -- Chapter Twenty-Two. The Federal Judicial Center -- Chapter Twenty-Three. Riding the Circuits, Championing Reforms -- Chapter Twenty-Four. Some Personal Observations -- Chapter Twenty-Five. A Life Well Lived -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Law Clerks of Justice Tom Clark -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Early influencesEmerging into manhood -- Forging the steel -- Turning points -- Some disruptive years -- His greatest mistake -- Beyond the goal -- The president's lawyer -- Juvenile delinquency and the freedom train -- Civil rights : opening a new era -- Cold war fever : national security versus individual freedom -- The 1948 presidential election -- A controversial appointment -- A period of adjustment -- Investigation mania -- A delicate balance -- The Brown decision and civil rights -- Some troublesome issues -- He made a difference -- An ending and a beginning -- The great adventure -- The Federal Judicial Center -- Riding the circuits, championing reforms -- Some personal observations -- A life well lived.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780292719903
Additional Edition:
Print version Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark
Language:
English
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