The Illustrated History of the Supreme Court of the United States

The Illustrated History of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015011595827
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Synopsis The Illustrated History of the Supreme Court of the United States by : Robert Shnayerson

A history of the United States Supreme Court, tracing its development and functions.

Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse

Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse
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Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Total Pages : 37
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ISBN-10 : 9781596987890
ISBN-13 : 1596987898
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse by : Cheryl Barnes

Uses a tale about mice disagreeing over laws requiring that all mice eat the same cheese every day of the week to introduce readers to the workings of the Supreme Court.

Seven Miracles that Saved America

Seven Miracles that Saved America
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1609071689
ISBN-13 : 9781609071684
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Seven Miracles that Saved America by : Chris Stewart

"This book is based upon Seven miracles that saved America: whay they matter and why we should have hope bu Chris Stewart and Ted Stewart (Shadow Mountain, 2009)"--T.p. verso.

The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges
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Publisher : Broadway
Total Pages : 319
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ISBN-10 : 9780767905565
ISBN-13 : 0767905563
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Three Stooges by : Michael Fleming

Now in paperback--the official history of the supreme physical-comedy trio. From humble vaudeville origins to movie stars to grainy black-and-white television legends, the Three Stooges are comedy icons. Featuring rare photos and documents, interviews with friends and families, and a complete filmography with every "woop woop" in Stoogedom.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain

The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 556
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ISBN-10 : 0192893270
ISBN-13 : 9780192893277
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain by : John Stephen Morrill

Two centuries of dramatic change are covered by this exciting and richly illustrated work. Eighteen leading scholars explore the political, social, religious, and cultural history of the period when monarchs based in south-east England imperfectly attempted to extend their authority over thewhole of the British Isles. These centuries witnessed the Reformation, the civil wars, and two revolutions, in which two monarchs, two wives of a king, and two archbishops of Canterbury were tried and executed, and hundreds of men and women tortured and burned in the name of religion. Yet in the same period, an explosion ofliteracy and the printed word, transformations in landscapes and townscapes, new forms of wealth, new structures of power, and new forms of political participation freed minds and broadened horizons. These centuries marked the beginning of Britain's imperial power and its emergence as perhaps themost liberal and mature of European states. The integrated illustrations and maps form an essential part of the book, complementing all aspects of the text. It also contains a Chronology, Glossary, Family Trees of the monarchy, Further Reading, and an extensive Index.

Constitution Illustrated

Constitution Illustrated
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Publisher : Drawn & Quarterly
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9781770465107
ISBN-13 : 1770465103
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Constitution Illustrated by : R. Sikoryak

The master of the visual mash-up returns with his signature idiosyncratic take on the constitution R. Sikoryak is the master of the pop culture pastiche. In Masterpiece Comics, he interpreted classic literature with defining twentieth-century comics. With Terms and Conditions, he made the unreadable contract that everyone signs, and no one reads, readable. He employs his magic yet again to investigate the very framework of the country with Constitution Illustrated. By visually interpreting the complete text of the supreme law of the land with more than a century of American pop culture icons, Sikoryak distills the very essence of the government legalese from the abstract to the tangible, the historical to the contemporary. Among Sikoryak’s spot-on unions of government articles and amendments with famous comic-book characters: the Eighteenth Amendment that instituted prohibition is articulated with Homer Simpson running from Chief Wiggum; the Fourteenth Amendment that solidifies citizenship to all people born and naturalized in the United States is personified by Ms. Marvel; and, of course, the Nineteenth Amendment offering women the right to vote is a glorious depiction of Wonder Woman breaking free from her chains. American artists from George Herriman (Krazy Kat) and Charles Schulz (Peanuts) to Raina Telgemeier (Sisters) and Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For) are homaged, with their characters reimagined in historical costumes and situations. We the People has never been more apt.

Courtwatchers

Courtwatchers
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9781442212459
ISBN-13 : 1442212454
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Courtwatchers by : Clare Cushman

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. This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court's colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political and legal history.

Middle English Literature

Middle English Literature
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Publisher : Polity
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9780745624419
ISBN-13 : 0745624413
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Middle English Literature by : Christopher Cannon

This book provides a boldly original account of Middle English literature from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the sixteenth century. It argues that these centuries are, in fundamental ways, the momentous period in our literary history, for they are the long moment in which the category of literature itself emerged as English writing began to insist, for the first time, that it floated free of any social reality or function. This book also charts the complex mechanisms by which English writing acquired this power in a series of linked close readings of both canonical and more obscure texts. It encloses those readings in five compelling accounts of much broader cultural areas, describing, in particular, the productive relationship of Middle English writing to medieval technology, insurgency, statecraft and cultural place, concluding with an in depth account of the particular arguments, emphases and techniques English writers used to claim a wholly new jurisdiction for their work. Both this history and its readings are everywhere informed by the most exciting developments in recent Middle English scholarship as well as literary and cultural theory. It serves as an introduction to all these areas as well as a contribution, in its own right, to each of them.

The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies

The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies
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Publisher : CQ Press
Total Pages : 585
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ISBN-10 : 9781608718337
ISBN-13 : 1608718336
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies by : Clare Cushman

Book Description: The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies 1789-2012, Third Edition provides a single-volume reference profiling every Supreme Court justice from John Jay through Elena Kagan. An original essay on each justice paints a vivid picture of his or her individuality as shaped by family, education, pre-Court career, and the times in which he or she lived. Each biographical essay also presents the major issues on which the justice presided. Essays are arranged in the order of the justices' appointments. Lively anecdotes along with portraits, photographs, and political cartoons enrich the text and deepen readers' understanding of the justices and of the Court. The volume includes an extensive bibliography and is indexed for easy research access. New in this edition are: a foreword by Chief Justice John G. Roberts; a revised essay on Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist; updated essays on sitting or recently retired members of the court; new biographies for Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Associate Justices Samuel A. Alito, Elena Kagan, and Sonia M. Sotomayor; an updated listing of members of the Supreme Court with appointment and confirmation dates; and an updated bibliography with key sources on the Supreme Court and the justices. For insightful background and lively commentary on the individuals who have served on the Supreme Court of the United States, there is no better reference than this updated new volume. This is a vital reference work for researchers, students, and others interested in the Supreme Court's past, present, and future.

Rediscovering the Founding Fathers

Rediscovering the Founding Fathers
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Publisher : Centennial Books
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 1951274679
ISBN-13 : 9781951274672
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Rediscovering the Founding Fathers by : Morin Bishop

A nation is born. Rediscovering The Founding Fathers recounts the history of America’s birth through the eyes of the six men most widely recognized by historians as the fundamental founders: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin. Insightful portraits of this diverse collection tell the story of each man, including his beginnings, his participation in the nation’s revolt against Great Britain, and his vital and enduring contributions to the country he helped to build. Wew also look further at the others who played important roles, like George Mason, Sam Adams, and Patrick Henry. Inclued are extended discussions of the critical issues and founding documents: slavery, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Supreme Court. Written in accessible prose and lushly illustrated with impactful photography, this will prove to be an incvaluable resoucre for history enthusiatsts.