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A central political figure in the first post-Revolutionary generation, Felix Grundy (1775-1840) epitomized the "American democrat" who so famously fascinated Alexis de Tocqueville. Born and reared on the isolated frontier, Grundy rose largely by his own ability to become the Old Southwest's greatest criminal lawyer and one of the first radical political reformers in the fledgling United States. In Democracy's Lawyer, the first comprehensive biography of Grundy since 1940, J. Roderick Heller reveals how Grundy's life typifies the archetypal, post-founding fathers generation that forged America's culture and institutions. After his birth in Virginia, Grundy moved west at age five to the region that would become Kentucky, where he lost three brothers in Indian wars. He earned a law degree, joined the legislature, and quickly became Henry Clay's main rival. At age thirty-one, after rising to become chief justice of Kentucky, Grundy moved to Tennessee, where voters soon elected him to Congress. In Washington, Grundy proved so voracious a proponent of the War of 1812 that a popular slogan of the day blamed the war on "Madison, Grundy, and the Devil." A pivotal U.S. senator during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, Grundy also served as Martin Van Buren's attorney general and developed a close association with his law student and political protégé James K. Polk. Grundy championed the ideals of the American West, and as Heller demonstrates, his dominating belief--equality in access to power--motivated many of his political battles. Aristocratic federalism threatened the principles of the Revolution, Grundy asserted, and he opposed fetters on freedom of opportunity, whether from government or entrenched economic elites. Although widely known as a politician, Grundy achieved even greater fame as a criminal lawyer. Of the purported 185 murder defendants that he represented, only one was hanged. At a time when criminal trials served as popular entertainment, Grundy's mere appearance in a courtroom drew spectators from miles around, and his legal reputation soon spread nationwide. One nineteenth-century Nashvillian declared that Grundy "could stand on a street corner and talk the cobblestones into life." Shifting seamlessly within the worlds of law, entrepreneurship, and politics, Felix Grundy exemplified the questing, mobile society of early nineteenth-century America. With Democracy's Lawyer, Heller firmly establishes Grundy as a powerful player and personality in early American law and politics.
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9780807135884 | Louisiana State Univ Pr, February 13, 2012, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: A central political figure in the first post-Revolutionary generation, Felix Grundy (1775-1840) epitomized the "American democrat" who so famously fascinated Alexis de Tocqueville.
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9780807145609 | Reprint edition (Louisiana State Univ Pr, February 28, 2012), cover price $24.95
A self-portrait of the two-term governor of Pennsylvania, attorney general with the Department of Justice, and undersecretary-general of the United Nations describes his work during such events as the Savings and Loan scandal, Iraqgate, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the Exxon Valdex oil spill, the Rodney King beating, and the Three Mile Island nuclear accident. (Biography)
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9780822942207 | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, August 1, 2003, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A self-portrait of the two-term governor of Pennsylvania, attorney general with the Department of Justice, and undersecretary-general of the United Nations describes his work during such events as the Savings and Loan scandal, Iraqgate, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the Exxon Valdex oil spill, the Rodney King beating, and the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.
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9780393067255 | W W Norton & Co Inc, October 5, 2008, cover price $27.95
Product Description: In this riveting account of the explosive relationship between Robert F. Kennedy and J. Edgar Hoover, renowned journalist and author Burton Hersh sets their highly publicized clashes in the context of Joe Kennedyâs ongoing manipulation of Congress and his childrenâs careers, and his lifelong connections to organized crime...read more
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9780786719822 | Basic Books, May 9, 2007, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: An evaluation of the complex relationship between the Kennedy family and the FBI director traces their shared political years through their parallel rises and controversial deaths and considers the roles played by such figures as Joe McCarthy and Martin Luther King.
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9780465006076 | Reprint edition (Basic Books, June 2, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: In this riveting account of the explosive relationship between Robert F.
A portrait of Attorney General John Mitchell, one of the most powerful members of the Nixon administration, examines his private life, his rise to political power, and his dramatic fall from grace following the Watergate scandal, and offers new insights into the true purpose of the Watergate break-in, the hidden role of the CIA, the mastermind behind the cover-up, and more. 30,000 first printing.
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9780385508643 | 1 edition (Doubleday, May 20, 2008), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A portrait of John Mitchell, one of the most powerful members of the Nixon administration, examines his private life, his rise to political power, and his fall from grace following the Watergate scandal, and offers new insights into the purpose of the Watergate break-in.
'John Ashcroft's service as attorney general began with turmoil: a loss to a deceased challenger in his Senate reelection campaign and a tumultuous confirmation battle. Then, on September 11, 2001, his job was transformed into the greatest leadership challenge an attorney general has ever faced. Highly classified intelligence briefings, secret surveillance of terror cells, and war councils with President Bush gave Ashcroft a uniquely comprehensive--and uniquely chilling--view of the threats to American security. [In this work] Ashcroft breaks his silence about historic events that transpired during his term of office--including the largest terrorist attack in U.S. history, the enactment and defense of the Patriot Act, the Robert Hanssen spy scandal, theexecution of Timothy McVeigh, and the recently discovered domestic surveillance program authorized by President Bush.'--From publisher description.Emphasizing the need to ensure the security of the United States, the former U.S. Attorney General discusses events of his term in office, including the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Robert Hanssen spy scandal, and the enactment of the Patriot Act.
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9781599956800 | Center st, October 3, 2006, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: 'John Ashcroft's service as attorney general began with turmoil: a loss to a deceased challenger in his Senate reelection campaign and a tumultuous confirmation battle.
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9780759568730 | Center st, October 3, 2006, cover price $12.99
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9781594836176 | Abridged edition (Hachette Audio, October 3, 2006), cover price $29.98 | About this edition: Emphasizing the need to ensure the security of the United States, the former U.
A portrait of presidential advisor and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales describes his early life, success in the legal profession, and rise to power in the cutthroat world of American politics, examining his key influence on George W. Bush and his policy decisions, including his role in drafting the controversial Patriot Act. 75,000 first printing.
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9780061119200 | Rayo, July 1, 2006, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A portrait of presidential advisor and U.
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9780700614554 | Univ Pr of Kansas, April 27, 2006, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Offers a study of Ashcroft's tenure as attorney general and argues that he expanded executive and law enforcement authority to such a level that it has disrupted the American system of divided and checked powers.
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9780822534181 | Millbrook Pr, January 1, 2006, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Highlights the life and career of the man who became attorney general of the United States in 2005.
Product Description: From the halls of California's State Capitol to the Oval Office in the White House, Edwin Meese III was Ronald Reagan's most trusted aide. Raised in a devout family steeped in public service, Meese has always answered the call. His contributions to Constitutional law, criminal justice, and public policy have left an unparalleled legacy in a career spanning nearly five decades...read more
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9780891951162 | Heritage Foundation, April 30, 2005, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: From the halls of California's State Capitol to the Oval Office in the White House, Edwin Meese III was Ronald Reagan's most trusted aide.
Product Description: In this lively memoir, William B. Saxbe narrates his life's journey from his youth in a small Ohio town to his military career during World War II and Korea and through his career as a public servant in Ohio, Washinton D.C. and overseas. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780873386685 | Kent State Univ Pr, August 1, 2000, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: In this lively memoir, William B.
Product Description: A biography of former attorney general Griffin Bell that addresses his influence on modern legal history. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781563525827 | Taylor Pub, October 1, 1999, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: A biography of former attorney general Griffin Bell that addresses his influence on modern legal history.
Product Description: In the spirit of the time, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 called for nondiscrimination for American citizens, seeking equality without regard for race, color, or creed. After the mid-1960s, to make amends for wrongs of the past, some people called for benign discrimination to give blacks a special boost...read more
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9781560002574 | Transaction Pub, September 1, 1996, cover price $55.95 | About this edition: In the spirit of the time, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 called for nondiscrimination for American citizens, seeking equality without regard for race, color, or creed.
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9780471018582 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, June 1, 1994, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Following her years at Harvard Law School and her tenure as a prosecutor, a look at the first woman Attorney General chronicles Reno's battles with the White House and examines her ultimate impact on the Washington establishment
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9780700605903 | Univ Pr of Kansas, May 1, 1993, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: The former Attorney General under President Eisenhower recounts his life in politics
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9780817991722 | Hoover Inst Pr, November 1, 1991, cover price $18.95
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9780962025181 | Yardbird Books, October 1, 1991, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Politics & Criminal Justice System
Product Description: Judge Bell served as Attorney General of the United States for the first 2 1/2 years of the Carter administration. Tghis account of those years and of the judge's views of Washington and it's bureaucracy is only the second to be written by a member of the Carter cabinet...read more
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9780865542655 | Mercer Univ Pr, November 1, 1986, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Judge Bell served as Attorney General of the United States for the first 2 1/2 years of the Carter administration.
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9780915463152 | Jameson Books, May 1, 1985, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The author recounts his life and career as a lawyer, state GOP chairman, and U.
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