Slavish Shore - The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey L. Amestoy has served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and is a Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School. Klappentext In 1834 Harvard dropout Richard Henry Dana Jr. became a common seaman, and soon his Two Years Before the Mast became a classic. Literary acclaim did not erase the young lawyer¿s memory of floggings he witnessed aboard ship or undermine his vow to combat injustice. Jeffrey Amestoy tells the story of Danäs determination to keep that vow. Zusammenfassung In 1834 Harvard dropout Richard Henry Dana Jr. became a common seaman, and soon his Two Years Before the Mast became a classic. Literary acclaim did not erase the young lawyer’s memory of floggings he witnessed aboard ship or undermine his vow to combat injustice. Jeffrey Amestoy tells the story of Dana’s determination to keep that vow.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jeffrey L Amestoy, Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Amestoy Jeffrey L.
• Edition: Harvard University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9780674088191
• ISBN: 978-0-674-08819-1
• Pages: 400
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Epoque moderne jusqu'en 1918; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Général, dictionnaires; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: general, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1500 onwards to present day, Legal History, United States of America, USA, History and Archaeology, Lawyers & Judges