The Life of John Marshall, Volume 1

by Albert J. Beveridge

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Genres: Biography, History, American History

586 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1916

About the author

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and United States Senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era, and a biographer of justice John Marshall and President Abraham Lincoln.

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Reviews

[Ed Barton]

Exceptional Account

An exceptionally written account of the life of John Marshall from his birth through the Virginia Constitutional Ratifying Debates. The accounts of these critical events - in particular the time at Valley Forge and the ratifying debates - are of great interest to anyone interested in American history generally. Overly footnoted, you have a myriad of supporting and supplementary information at your disposal as well. Entertaining and informative, this is one of the best books of its type.

[Dave Carroll]

From Backwoods to the Bench

When I first encountered the four part biography of #chiefjustice #johnmarshall by #historian and #indiana #senator #albertjbeveridge , I confessed to being less than enticed. As the #1920 recipient of the #pulitzerprizeforbiography , I was aware of Marshall's role as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, it was only by reading this first volume that I became aware of his role as a #continentalarmy officer during the #americanrevolution and one of the chief advocates for Virginia's ratification of the United States Constitution.

Born of multiple generations of Virginia settlers, his father one of the most important frontiersmen of 18th Century Kentucky, Marshall received only a few weeks of formal education at #williamandmarycollege before the war broke out. Taking up his legal profession in Richmond, he was among a select group of Virginia State legislators to take up the challenge of converting the American government from a #confederation to the Constitutional form we now experience.

#volumei ends with the ratification of the Constitution and offers up detailed and compelling reportage of the attempt to pass the Constitution in Virginia, of which the odds were against. It appeared that only the very wealthy and urban dwelling were in support of the Constitution while the vast rural population viewed it as tyrannical. That it was ultimately adopted was a testament to the dedication and persuasiveness of these patriots.

Author Albert J. Beveridge had stellar careers as both a Republican Senator during the Theodore Roosevelt Administration as well as a historian and academic. This four volume biography was written and released over four years, with the #pulitzer being awarded for the fourth volume. It is well written and researched and I am looking forward to Volume II.

#readtheworldchallenge #readtheworld #globalreadingchallenge #pulitzerprizereadingchallenge #americanhistory

[William Whalen]

I was surprised at how easy a read this was. It was light but very informative. It had the best description of Valley Forge that I've read and I was delighted by the description of travel during the Articles of Confederation. I lowered the score to 4-stars because of one chapter. For about twenty pages, I learned every last detail about Marshall's finances. An IRS agent could have audited him with the information provided. I also know that Whist was his preferred method of gambling. I found myself getting serious data overload. Other than that, it was a great book and I look forward to the next volume.

[Caleb Knapp]

Reignited my love of VA and my ancestry, glad to be related to a founding father, also a great reminder that this country has been divided even from the beginning and that we will continue to be extremely individualistic and apparently its worked for this long so it will probably continue the same way

[Dan Cotter]

Highly recommended history book as much as biography of John Marshall, the ratifying debates and convention in Virginia, and general history of the nation at its founding.