One Woman's World War IIUniversity Press of Kentucky, 1994 - Всего страниц: 211 Judge Mac Swinford was one of the longest-serving federal judges in United States history. During his lengthy tenure in the Kentucky courts, he came to know and appreciate the deep complexity of the law, understanding that it could be solid and fluid, broad and narrow, kind and harsh, changeless yet always evolving. In this service to the state and to the law, he felt that it was often his fellow lawyers who touched and educated him most. Kentucky Lawyer presents the most humorous, enlightening, and poignant moments of a remarkable fifty-year career. Judge Swinford offers a unique Kentucky history, recounting instances of the drama and romance of the Kentucky bar. In ÒA Kentucky Ghost Story,Ó he takes readers to the banks of Crooked Creek in Harrison County, where the spirit of a wrongfully accused man still affects judicial decisions. ÒCost of LoveÓ recalls a trial in Carlisle County in which a scorned lover files suit against her ex-fianc for breach of promise, claiming ten thousand dollars for a broken heart. Remembering some of KentuckyÕs most revered and respected jurists, Judge Swinford relates American culture in its most intimate and significant sense, through the acts and expressions of local leaders in the everyday affairs of life. His stories of humble commitment highlight the lives of men such as Henry Clay, Lieutenant Governor Rodes K. Myers, and Senator Joe C.S. Blackburn, who championed unpopular cases and stood on the forefront of government and community affairs. Kentucky Lawyer pays tribute to some of KentuckyÕs Òtruly great men,Ó with the hope that legend will preserve them for us in memory. Now back in print, this classic book illuminates the varied work and world of the twentieth-century lawyer with elegance and humor. |
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... took part in D - Day op- erations ; of providing service clubs for the 82nd Airborne Division as it forced the last bridgehead of the war ; of wit- nessing the final surrender of the main German Army and the liberation of a ...
... took part in D - Day op- erations ; of providing service clubs for the 82nd Airborne Division as it forced the last bridgehead of the war ; of wit- nessing the final surrender of the main German Army and the liberation of a ...
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... took a leave of absence for a special assignment in the State Department . He was tempo- rarily replaced by a man who was everything I couldn't abide in the way of values and approach to students . When he insis- ted that the offices be ...
... took a leave of absence for a special assignment in the State Department . He was tempo- rarily replaced by a man who was everything I couldn't abide in the way of values and approach to students . When he insis- ted that the offices be ...
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... took my portable typewriter along to produce my " WAAC News . " WAAC News No. 1 . Portland , Oregon , Monday , January 11 , 1943 Got my sailing orders last Friday . I report to Fort Des Moines for basic training . Guess I'll be missed ...
... took my portable typewriter along to produce my " WAAC News . " WAAC News No. 1 . Portland , Oregon , Monday , January 11 , 1943 Got my sailing orders last Friday . I report to Fort Des Moines for basic training . Guess I'll be missed ...
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... took with me in spike heels poking out from under those crazy long coats , and the crazy little knit caps with a bill . By " us " I mean Isabel ( Izzie ) a short , pudgy phys . ed . teacher from Portland and tall , attractive Liz , two ...
... took with me in spike heels poking out from under those crazy long coats , and the crazy little knit caps with a bill . By " us " I mean Isabel ( Izzie ) a short , pudgy phys . ed . teacher from Portland and tall , attractive Liz , two ...
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... took only about an hour to get a full wardrobe— a barracks bag full of stuff , including the best looking kid dress gloves , wool gloves , hankies , galoshes , shoes , slips , pants . I look nifty in my uniform . Yesterday we took ...
... took only about an hour to get a full wardrobe— a barracks bag full of stuff , including the best looking kid dress gloves , wool gloves , hankies , galoshes , shoes , slips , pants . I look nifty in my uniform . Yesterday we took ...
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Стр. 60 - All but the child saw in their minds the spreading wings of the Angel of Death. The pilot could be heard singing faintly, "I've got sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence. I've got sixpence to last me all my life.
Стр. 45 - YOU are going to Great Britain as part of an Allied offensive — to meet Hitler and beat him on his own ground. For the time being you will be Britain's guest. The purpose of this guide is to start getting you acquainted with the British, their country, and their ways. America and Britain are allies. Hitler knows that they are both powerful countries, tough and resourceful. He knows that they, with the other United Nations, mean his crushing defeat in the end. So it is only common sense to understand...
Стр. 45 - A Short Guide to Great Britain, issued by the War Department to United States troops going abroad, there is a paragraph on British justice which reads: "He [the Briton] is also the most law-abiding citizen in the world, because the British system of justice is just about the best there is. There are fewer murders, robberies, and burglaries in the whole of Great Britain in a year than in a single large American city.
Стр. 6 - The WAC did not always understand the Army — its customs and traditions, its organization and necessary chain of command. The Army did not always understand the WAC — its needs and temperament, and the many other things that man, being the son of woman, should have known but did not, much to his continued embarrassment.
Стр. 210 - England, we saw a marble monument with the following inscription: THIS MEMORIAL WAS PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY AUTHORITIES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH HAMS WHO GENEROUSLY LEFT THEIR HOMES AND THEIR LANDS TO PROVIDE A BATTLE PRACTICE AREA FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ASSAULT ON NORMANDY IN JUNE 1944.