Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia - Hardcover

" ... an entertaining reference tool of value to school, public and academic collections." -

Lawrence Looks at Books

"Entertaining and informative, this work is recommended for public and academic libraries." -

Library Journal

" ... a fascinating, often entertaining read ... The primary readership will likely be college and high school students studying high profile cases or looking for brief descriptions of famous lawyers. Those who teach judicial process or law and society courses will also find here a rich trove of stories with which to enliven a class." -

The Law and Politics Book Review

"An entertaining reference tool of value to school, public and academic collections." -

Lawrence Looks at Books

"A fascinating, often entertaining read. . . . The primary readership will likely be college and high school students studying high profile cases or looking for brief descriptions of famous lawyers. Those who teach judicial process or law and society courses will also find here a rich trove of stories with which to enliven a class." -

The Law and Politics Book Review

"Entertaining and informative, this work is recommended for public and academic libraries." - Library Journal

"An entertaining reference tool of value to school, public and academic collections." - Lawrence Looks at Books

"A fascinating, often entertaining read. . . . The primary readership will likely be college and high school students studying high profile cases or looking for brief descriptions of famous lawyers. Those who teach judicial process or law and society courses will also find here a rich trove of stories with which to enliven a class." - The Law and Politics Book Review

John R. Vile is professor and chair of the Political Science Department at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. He is the editor of ABC-CLIO's "Great American Judges" and author of "The Constitutional Convention of 1787" and the award-winning "Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments."