The People's Lawyer: The Colorful Life and Times of Julian L. McPhillips, Jr.

by Carroll Dale Short

Book Overview

Acclaimed novelist Carroll Dale Short turns his talents toward creative nonfiction in The People's Lawyer, the biography of local personality and national figure Julian McPhillips Jr.--a man as paradoxical as the South in which he lives. The story follows McPhillips's journey from his childhood in tranquil Cullman, Alabama, to his athletic career and studies at Princeton, and on to an activist era at Columbia Law School. Recounting the one-time...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588380696
• ISBN13: 9781588380692
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!

I just received the book today and cannot put it down. Mr. McPhillips seems to have an interesting and full life. Great for history buffs, and someone that just wants to feel inspired by the morals and personal convictions of which he subscribes.