Democracy's Lawyer: Felix Grundy of the Old Southwest Contributor(s): Heller, J. Roderick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807145602 ISBN-13: 9780807145609 Publisher: Louisiana State University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch |
Dewey: B |
Series: Southern Biography |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 382 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
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Publisher Description: A central political figure in the first post-Revolutionary generation, Felix Grundy (1775--1840) epitomized the American democrat who so famously fascinated Alexis de Tocqueville. Born and reared on the isolated frontier, Grundy rose largely by his own ability to become the Old Southwest's greatest criminal lawyer and one of the first radical political reformers in the fledgling United States. In Democracy's Lawyer, the first comprehensive biography of Grundy since 1940, J. Roderick Heller reveals how Grundy's life typifies the archetypal, post--founding fathers generation that forged America's culture and institutions. |