Supreme power : Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
Title:
Supreme power : Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
Author:
Shesol, Jeff.
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
x, 644 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Summary:
Recounts Franklin Roosevelt's fight during his first term with a narrow conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court who struck down several key elements of the New Deal legislation--forever transforming the political and constitutional landscape, saving the New Deal, splitting the Democratic Party, and ushering in an era of Republican dominance.--[source unknown]
Language:
English
Contents:
Complete control -- Storm center -- Shortcuts -- The dying of the light -- Heavy bombardment -- The golden ruling -- The last thin line -- Black Monday -- Opening gun -- Vigilantes -- Slow poison -- A project of great importance -- No-man's-land -- Plans and purposes -- Warning bell -- Preserve, protect, defend -- The beginning of the end of everything -- The first wedge -- Punch drunk -- The real mischief -- This new roar -- The yielding -- Blood or ink -- The switch in time -- Consent -- Striking a blow for liberty -- To fight against God -- We have only just begun to fight.
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ISBN:
9780393064742
Format :
Book
