Go East, young man: the early years : the autobiography of William O. Douglas
Type
Book
Authors
DDC
347
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
1974
Publisher
Pages
xv, 493 pages
Subject
Biography
Abstract
"Douglas' own story of his life from his boyhood to his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1939. He tells of poverty, polio, and minorities." - Voila
Description
Content:
1. Birthplace -- 2. Childhood -- 3. Polio -- 4. The Cascades -- 5. Coming of age in Yakima -- 6. Minorities -- 7. World War I -- 8. Whitman College -- 9. Small-town teaching -- 10. Law school and law practice -- 11. Columbia and Yale faculties -- 12. George Draper -- 13. Fear -- 14. Conservation -- 15. Outdoorsmen -- 16. Goose Prairie -- 17. Millie and Bill -- 18. The Securities and Exchange Commission -- 19. The bureaucracy -- 20. FDR -- 21. The New Deal -- 22. The witch hunt in the New Deal -- 23. International outlook -- 24. Friends and acquaintances -- 25. Brandeis and Black -- 26. Appointment to the Court.
1. Birthplace -- 2. Childhood -- 3. Polio -- 4. The Cascades -- 5. Coming of age in Yakima -- 6. Minorities -- 7. World War I -- 8. Whitman College -- 9. Small-town teaching -- 10. Law school and law practice -- 11. Columbia and Yale faculties -- 12. George Draper -- 13. Fear -- 14. Conservation -- 15. Outdoorsmen -- 16. Goose Prairie -- 17. Millie and Bill -- 18. The Securities and Exchange Commission -- 19. The bureaucracy -- 20. FDR -- 21. The New Deal -- 22. The witch hunt in the New Deal -- 23. International outlook -- 24. Friends and acquaintances -- 25. Brandeis and Black -- 26. Appointment to the Court.
Biblio Notes
Contains illustrations.
Number of Copies
1
