Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Willing Servant to an Unknown God

by Catharine Wells

Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of the most influential figures in American law. As a Supreme Court Justice, he wrote foundational opinions about such important constitutional issues as freedom of speech and the limits of state regulatory power. As a scholar and Massachusetts High Court judge, he helped to reshape the common law for the modern industrial era. And yet, despite the many accounts of his career, Holmes himself remains an enigma. This book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108475957
• ISBN13: 9781108475952
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"