The Prophet of Harvard Law : James Bradley Thayer and His Legal Legacy /

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"A legendary professor at Harvard Law from 1874 to 1902, James Bradley Thayer shaped generations of students who would become Supreme Court justices, leading appellate judges, and elite law school deans. The most iconic names of the Progressive Era legal world-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Louis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Porwancher, Andrew (Author), Coffey, Austin (Author), Jipp, Taylor (Author), Mazeitis, Jake (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Thayer, James Bradley, > 1831-1902.
Thayer, James Bradley, > 1831-1902 > Influence.
Harvard Law School.
Harvard Law School > History > 19th century.
Law teachers.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges
Law teachers > Massachusetts > Cambridge > Biography.
Massachusetts > Cambridge.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Thayer's journey
  • Thayer's scholarship
  • Thayer's protege : Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
  • Thayer's students : Brandeis, Wigmore, Hand, and Pound
  • Thayer's Heir : Felix Frankfurter
  • Conclusion.

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