The Great Decision : Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

This is a stunningly well-crafted book on Marbury v. Madison (5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803). There is not a dull page, and the events leading up to the decision are explained in clear and easily understandable prose. I do wish, though, that the authors had told whether Marbury sought to get a lowe...

from tinLizzy

Engaging and highly readable narrative style, especially considering the potential for bland/dry given the topic (that is if you're someone usually bored by legal topics - which I'm not). Sloan and McKean did an excellent job of setting the context, exploring the backgrounds and motivations of th...

from Schmerguls

This is a stunningly well-crafted book on Marbury v. Madison (5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803). There is not a dull page, and the events leading up to the decision are explained in clear and easily understandable prose. I do wish, though, that the authors had told whether Marbury sought to get a lowe...

from tinLizzy

Engaging and highly readable narrative style, especially considering the potential for bland/dry given the topic (that is if you're someone usually bored by legal topics - which I'm not). Sloan and McKean did an excellent job of setting the context, exploring the backgrounds and motivations of th...

from buffalogr

This book is really boooorrrrriiinng. It purports to tell the story of Marbury v Madison, one of the first US Supreme Court decisions. But, it illuminated political activities during the early period of US history, in long, excruciating detail. As such, not much interest for me, despite an intere...