James F. Simon

James F. Simon's books

What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States

3.86 avg rating — 460 ratings

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

3.91 avg rating — 325 ratings

Eisenhower vs. Warren: The Battle for Civil Rights and Liberties

4.14 avg rating — 182 ratings

FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal

3.93 avg rating — 86 ratings

The Antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and Civil Liberties in Modern America

4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings

The Center Holds: The Power Struggle Inside the Rehnquist Court

3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings

Independent journey: The life of William O. Douglas

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings

The Judge

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings

In His Own Image: The Supreme Court in Richard Nixon's America

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings

Courting History: A Supreme Court Historian Reflects on His Life and Career

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