The life of John Marshall

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"A STRANGE sight met the eye of the traveler who, aboard one of the little sailboats of the time, reached the stretches of the sleepy Potomac separating Alexandria and Georgetown."

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Served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1801-1835, playing an important role in the development of the American legal system. “A full and accurate biography, with historic background, well documented and based on wide research. Bibliographies. Contents: v.l, Frontiersman, soldier, lawmaker, 1755-1788; v.2, Politician, diplomat, statesman, 1789-1801; v.3, Conflict and construction, 1800-1915; v.4. The building of the nation, 1815-1835.” — A.L.A. Catalog 1926