



Blackmun (1908–99), the man behind numerous landmark Supreme Court decisions, including Roe v. Greenhouse was the first print reporter to have access to the extensive archives of Justice Harry A. In this acclaimed biography, Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times draws back the curtain on America's most private branch of government, the Supreme Court. A page-turner."- The New York Times Book Review In clear and forceful prose, Becoming Justice Blackmun tells a judicial Horatio Alger story and a tale of a remarkable transformation.
