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Author:   James L. Haley
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292758483

ISBN 10:   0292758480
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   15 February 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by William S. Pugsley Preface Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Ancient Heritage, New Circumstance 2. Good Intentions, Fitful Beginnings 3. A Functioning Judiciary 4. The Frontier Court 5. The Antebellum Court 6. The Civil War Court 7. The Reconstruction Courts 8. The Redeemer Court 9. The Capitol Court and the Public Lands 10. The Capitol Court and the Gilded Age 11. The Consensus Court 12. The Wrench in the Gears 13. The Cureton Court 14. The Wartime Court 15. The Fifties Court 16. The Calvert Court 17. The Court in Flux Appendix A. Milestones in the Organization and Operation of the Texas Supreme Court Appendix B. Justices of the Texas Supreme Court, 1836–2012, with Appointment/Election Dates Notes Bibliography Index

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""Haley has done an impressive amount of work, ably assisted by Marilyn Duncan. He has found and used well a number of secondary works concerning the Texas Supreme Court over the 150 years the book covers."" - Texas Books in Review

Haley has done an impressive amount of work, ably assisted by Marilyn Duncan. He has found and used well a number of secondary works concerning the Texas Supreme Court over the 150 years the book covers. - Texas Books in Review

Author Information

An independent scholar, James L. Haley is the author of fourteen books, including award-winning books on Texas history. Among them are Passionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas and Sam Houston, winner of nine historical and literary awards. Haley’s book Wolf: The Lives of Jack London won the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award for Best Biography. He has also written several novels.

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