Description: Battleground New Jersey Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice Author(s): Nelson Johnson Format: Hardback Publisher: Rutgers University Press, United States Imprint: Rutgers University Press ISBN-13: 9780813569727, 978-0813569727 Synopsis New Jersey?s legal system was plagued with injustices from the time the system was established through the mid-twentieth century. In Battleground New Jersey, historian and author of Boardwalk Empire, Nelson Johnson chronicles reforms to the system through the dramatic stories of Arthur T. Vanderbilt?the first chief justice of the state?s modern-era Supreme Court?and Frank Hague?legendary mayor of Jersey City. Two of the most powerful politicians in twentieth-century America, Vanderbilt and Hague clashed on matters of public policy and over the need to reform New Jersey?s antiquated and corrupt court system. Their battles made headlines and eventually led to legal reform, transforming New Jersey?s court system into one of the most highly regarded in America. Vanderbilt?s power came through mastering the law, serving as dean of New York University Law School, preaching court reform as president of the American Bar Association, and organizing suburban voters before other politicians recognized their importance. Hague, a remarkably successful sixth-grade dropout, amassed his power by exploiting people?s foibles, crushing his rivals, accumulating a fortune through extortion, subverting the law, and taking care of business in his own backyard. They were different ethnically, culturally, and temperamentally, but they shared the goals of power. ? Relying upon previously unexamined personal files of Vanderbilt, Johnson?s engaging chronicle reveals the hatred the lawyer had for the mayor and the lengths Vanderbilt went to in an effort to destroy Hague. Battleground New Jersey illustrates the difficulty in adapting government to a changing world, and the vital role of independent courts in American society.?
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Book Title: Battleground New Jersey
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Battleground New Jersey: Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: History
Item Height: 229 mm
Type: Textbook
Author: Nelson Johnson
Series: Rivergate Regionals Collection
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Hardcover
