Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of the most influential figures in American law.
This book is the first to explore the n.
And yet, despite the many accounts of his career, Holmes himself remains an enigma.
As a scholar and Massachusetts High Court judge, he helped to reshape the common law for the modern industrial era.
As a Supreme Court Justice, he wrote foundational opinions about such important constitutional issues as freedom of speech and the limits of state regulatory power.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of the most influential figures in American law