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Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court
PublicAffairs
March 2009
On Sale: March 2, 2009
288 pages
ISBN: 1586484265
EAN: 9781586484262
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second
revolution. The presidential election between Adams and
Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government
neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or
power—no one had even thought to build it a courtroom in the
new capital city. When Adams sought to prolong his policies
in defiance of the electorate by packing the courts, the
fine words of the new Constitution could do nothing to stop
him. It would take a man to make those words good, and
America found him in John Marshall. The Great Decision tells the riveting story of Marshall and
of the landmark court case, Marbury v. Madison, through
which he empowered the Supreme Court and transformed the
idea of the separation of powers into a working blueprint
for our modern state. Rich in atmospheric detail, political
intrigue, and fascinating characters, The Great Decision is
an illuminating tale of America’s formative years and of the
evolution of our democracy.
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