The Life of George Washington, all five volumes in a single file, with active table of contents

Description

The classic biography of Washington by Chief Justice Marshall. According to Wikipedia: "John Marshall (September 24, 1755 ? July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was Chief Justice of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801 until his death in 1835. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1799 to June 7, 1800, and, under President John Adams, was Secretary of State from June 6, 1800 to March 4, 1801. Marshall was a native of the Commonwealth of Virginia and a leader of the Federalist Party."

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-03-04
Summary: "the best history of how the USA came to being you will ever read"

All the way through this volume I kept wondering why it had never came up in 16 years of schooling, including a degree in Pol. Sci. Absolutely the best history of early America you will find. Written by a man who was there through those tumultuous times and who established precedences for a rigorous, vital, Supreme Court. Read this and understand more fully a tradition that has been discarded these days in favor of political hackery, a loss to everyone living in this nation trying to respect our laws.