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Book SynopsisIn less than a decade Frank Murphy rose from Mayor of depression-torn Detroit to Governor General and High Commissioner of the Philippines, Governor of Michigan, Attorney General of the United States, and one of the most libertarian Supreme Court Justices in American history. Professor Howard bases his biography of this colorful Irish New Dealer ex
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*1. The Good Old Patriotic Fervor, 1890-1919, pg. 3*2. Dew and Sunshine, 1919-1931, pg. 17*3. The City Is Strapped, 1931-1933, pg. 45*4. A Little New Deal in the Orient, 1933-1935, pg. 60*5. A Monument to the President, 1934-1936, pg. 83*6. The Peaceful Way, 1936-1937, pg. 118*7. Oh, Michigan! 1937-1938, pg. 145*8. A New Broom, 1939, pg. 180*9. So Much to Be Done, 1939-1940, pg. 203*10. The Freshman Member, 1940-1942, pg. 231*11. Freedom to Its Farthest Reaches, 1941-1943, pg. 265*12. The Inescapable Duty, 1943-1945, pg. 300*13. Tempering Justice with Murphy, 1944-1946, pg. 338*14. Humanitarian and Remedial Measures, 1944-1947, pg. 381*15. Not Mentioning the Cardinal, 1946-1949, pg. 424*16. A Militant Faith, pg. 467*Opinions by Justice Murphy, pg. 497*Documentary Footnotes, pg. 503*Index, pg. 559
