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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786643503321

Autore

Compton Jethro

Titolo

The man who shot Liberty Valance / / Jethro Compton ; based on the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Oberon Books, , 2014

ISBN

1-78319-647-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Disciplina

364.10978

Soggetti

Outlaws - West (U.S.)

Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.)

Revenge

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Park Threatre; Characters; Contents; Prologue - The Funeral of Bert Barricune - 1910; Scene One - Ransome Foster Arrives in Twotrees - 1890; Scene Two - The First School West of Barrel Canyon; Scene Three - Hallie and Foster Ride to Longacre; Act One; Scene One - The Reverend is Dead - 1890; Scene Two - 'A Necessary End'; Scene Three - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Epilogue - Blossoms of the Prickly Pear. 1910.; Act Two

Sommario/riassunto

Journey into the Wild West, 1890, in this classic story of  good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty  Valance. A tale of love, hope and revenge set against the  vicious backdrop of a lawless society.  When a young scholar from New York City travels west in search of a new life he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty  streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon  becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken  land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who  wants him dead? He mus



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790011803321

Autore

Ward Artemus <1971->

Titolo

Sorcerers' Apprentices [[electronic resource] ] : 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court / / Artemus Ward and David L. Weiden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

0-8147-9474-2

0-8147-8464-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WeidenDavid L

Disciplina

347.73/16

Soggetti

Judicial process - United States

Law clerks - United States - History

Law clerks - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-320) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The institutionalization of the Supreme Court law clerk -- A great ordeal : selecting Supreme Court law clerks -- The junior court : deciding to decide -- Decision making : mission-inspired crusaders? -- Opinion writing : from research assistants to junior justices -- Sorcerers' apprentices.

Sommario/riassunto

Law clerks have been a permanent fixture in the halls of the United States Supreme Court from its founding, but the relationship between clerks and their justices has generally been cloaked in secrecy. While the role of the justice is both public and formal, particularly in terms of the decisions a justice makes and the power that he or she can wield in the American political system, the clerk has historically operated behind closed doors. Do clerks make actual decisions that they impart to justices, or are they only research assistants that carry out the instructions of the decision makers-th