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Go East, Young Man: The Early Years: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas
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493 pages
Published
April 1st 1983
by Vintage Books USA
(first published January 1st 1974)
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Apr 04, 2015
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Remember vividly his descriptions of his time riding the rails. Wish he'd lived and served on the Supreme Court forever altho he was a DOM.
Autobiography of william O Douglas who it is said loved mankind, but it was only people he could not stand. He omes across as crusty irascible and incorruptible. Still, he led a remarkable life. Poor, he rode freight trains with hobos going east to make his fortune. He was a boy wonder with the New Deal and, of course, was later selected to serve on the supreme court where he had a long tenure and was a liberal bastion. He also found time to champion the C& O canel and was an avid hiker and
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Excellent autobiography. The book is a nice portrayal of an America from several decades ago. Douglas' keen mind and well-thought out comments are a wonderful read. This would be a nice book to recommend for a strongly motivated adolescent rising from destitute circumstances.
Jan 01, 2008
Joshu
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Recommends it for:
people interested in nature, and legal/political history
awesome for a look into early 20th century life in the old pacific northwest, and early 20th century legal and political history. douglas is one of the great new dealers and he pulled no punches in his opinions nor in this book.
honestly i think i read this book years ago but not sure if it was this or points of rebellion. may have to pick this up and read it again before i meet with the William O. Douglas student group at UW later this month!
Fascinating and brilliant man. A hard read, but I learned a lot about FDR, and what working for him was like, about the court and about this creative and HARD working man's mind.
Memorable, fascinating but dated history.
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WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS was born in Maine, Minnesota, on October 16, 1898, and raised in Yakima, Washington. He entered Whitman College in 1916, but his studies were interrupted by military service in World War I. Douglas was graduated from Whitman in 1920 and taught school for two years before attending law school at Columbia University. Upon graduation in 1925, he joined a New York law firm, but left
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