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

Author: James F. Simon Year: 2002 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Politics, Biographies Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780684848716 0684848716

The bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than one hundred fifty years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles. In this dramatic and fully accessible account of these titans of the early republic and their fiercely held ideas, James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. A fascinating look at two of the nation's greatest statesmen and shrewdest politicians, What Kind of Nation presents a cogent, unbiased assessment of their lasting impact on American government. Similar books: I Wish I'd Been There by Byron Hollinshead The Cycles of American History by Arthur Meier Schlesinger America at 1750 by Richard Hofstadter That's Not in My American History Book by Thomas Ayres Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade From Colony to Superpower by George C. Herring Unsolved Mysteries of American History by Paul Aron American Colonies by Alan Taylor A Short History of the United States by Robert V. Remini The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson by Daniel J. Boorstin Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American History by Richard Shenkman The American Future by Simon Schama The Men Who United the States by Simon Winchester These Truths by Jill Lepore The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin Family of Secrets by Russ Baker The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin Living My Life, Vol. 2 by Emma Goldman Coolidge by Amity Shlaes