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Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
viii, 404 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Status:
Severna Park Library - Nonfiction
921 MARSHALL
Description

"The author of The Butler presents a revelatory biography of the first African-American Supreme Court justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme Court justices of the 20th century, "--Novelist.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307957191, 0307957195

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General Note
"A Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-382) and index.
Description
"The author of The Butler presents a revelatory biography of the first African-American Supreme Court justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme Court justices of the 20th century, "--Novelist.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Haygood, W. (2015). Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Haygood, Wil. 2015. Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Haygood, Wil, Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Haygood, Wil. Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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