Uncommon Sense: The Achievement of Griffin Bell
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1563525828 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Uncommon Story A well-written account by a Southern journalist who was there of a time in history and one uncommonly gifted lawyer's often underrated pace through it.. A Customer said Uncommon - Great History. Excellent writing by someone who obviously lived and played with Bell. Very interesting to a new "Southerner".. "Uncommonly Good" according to Stewart McDowell. This was recommended by a friend who knew the Judge from Sea Island, Ga. The story combines themes of the civil rights movement, the rise of the "New South", the Carter administration, and of course the life of Judge Bell. His simple and straight forward approach
Unsuccessful as a narrative writer, Murphy overuses saccharine and overwrought phrases to paint an uncritical portrait of Bell and a lopsided view of Southern civil rights history. From Library Journal Murphy, a vice-chair of the National Geographic Society, pays homage to former U.S. Murphy chronicles Bell's life from his Depression-era youth in Americus, GA, to his service at the Department of Justice under President Carter and his subsequent return to private practice in Atlanta. Libraries with comprehensive Southern history collections may want to purchase, but all others should take a pass; those who would rather read Bell's own words should try to locate his out-of-print Taking Care of the Law (1986).ASteven Anderson, Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander, Towson, MD Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Attorney General Griffin Bell while offering glimpses into Southern legal history. Unfortunately, Murphy's approach is casually journalistic,
A biography of former attorney general Griffin Bell that addresses his influence on modern legal history.