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BL
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949618
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b703988
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| Main Entry
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Gronlund, Mimi Clark,1933-
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| Title & Author
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Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : : a life of service /\ Mimi Clark Gronlund ; foreword by Ramsey Clark.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Austin :: University of Texas Press,, 2010.
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| Series Statement
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Texas legal studies series
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1 online resource (xx, 320 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0292793499
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: 9780292793491
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0292719906
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0292719914
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9780292719903
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9780292719910
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-301) and index.
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| Contents
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Early influences -- Emerging into manhood -- Forging the steel -- Turning points -- Some disruptive years -- His greatest mistake -- Beyond the goal -- The president's lawyer -- Juvenile delinquency and the freedom train -- Civil rights : opening a new era -- Cold war fever : national security versus individual freedom -- The 1948 presidential election -- A controversial appointment -- A period of adjustment -- Investigation mania -- A delicate balance -- The Brown decision and civil rights -- Some troublesome issues -- He made a difference -- An ending and a beginning -- The great adventure -- The Federal Judicial Center -- Riding the circuits, championing reforms -- Some personal observations -- A life well lived.
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Annotation
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Clark, Tom C., (Tom Campbell),1899-1977.
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Clark, Tom C., (Tom Campbell),1899-1977.
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United States.
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United States.
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Judges-- United States, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Lawyers Judges.
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Judges.
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LAW-- Government-- Federal.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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347.73/2634B
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| LC Classification
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KF8745.C54G76 2010eb
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| Added Entry
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Clark, Ramsey,1927-
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