Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History

by Clare Cushman

Book Overview

In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years. Each chapter covers one general thematic topic and weaves a narrative from memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts by the Justices, their spouses and children, court reporters,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442212454
• ISBN13: 9781442212459
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.0"