James F Simon: 7 books
The Presidents and the Supreme Court
What Kind of Nation; Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney; FDR and Chief Justice Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Collected together, James F. Simon’s books share the bitter struggles and compromises that have characterized the relationship between the presidents and the Supreme Court Chief Justices across US history.
The bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court...
What Kind of Nation
Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Stru
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
What Kind of Nation is a riveting account of the bitter and protracted struggle between two titans of the early republic over the power of the presidency and the independence of the judiciary.
The clash between fellow Virginians (and second cousins) Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall remains...
Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney
Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2006
The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. James Simon, author of the acclaimed What Kind of Nation -- an account of the battle between President Thomas...
by James F. Simon
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
The epic 1950s battle that would shape the legal future of the civil rights movement is chronicled here for the first time.
The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the modern civil rights movement. Eisenhower was a...
The Center Holds
The Power Struggle Inside the Rehnquist Court
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The Center Holds provides an intimate look at who the Supreme Court justices are, how they have made critical decisions, and why, ultimately, the Rehnquist Revolution failed.
Focusing on four key areas of civil rights and liberties—racial discrimination, abortion, criminal law, and First...
FDR and Chief Justice Hughes
The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
By the author of acclaimed books on the bitter clashes between Jefferson and Chief Justice Marshall on the shaping of the nation’s constitutional future, and between Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney over slavery, secession, and the presidential war powers. Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes's fight...
Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)
The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...