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Battleground New Jersey: Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice

English

By (author): Nelson Johnson

New Jerseys legal system was plagued with injustices from the time the system was established through the mid-twentieth century. In Battleground New Jersey, historian and author of Boardwalk Empire, Nelson Johnson chronicles reforms to the system through the dramatic stories of Arthur T. Vanderbiltthe first chief justice of the states modern-era Supreme Courtand Frank Haguelegendary mayor of Jersey City. Two of the most powerful politicians in twentieth-century America, Vanderbilt and Hague clashed on matters of public policy and over the need to reform New Jerseys antiquated and corrupt court system. Their battles made headlines and eventually led to legal reform, transforming New Jerseys court system into one of the most highly regarded in America.

Vanderbilts power came through mastering the law, serving as dean of New York University Law School, preaching court reform as president of the American Bar Association, and organizing suburban voters before other politicians recognized their importance. Hague, a remarkably successful sixth-grade dropout, amassed his power by exploiting peoples foibles, crushing his rivals, accumulating a fortune through extortion, subverting the law, and taking care of business in his own backyard. They were different ethnically, culturally, and temperamentally, but they shared the goals of power.
  Relying upon previously unexamined personal files of Vanderbilt, Johnsons engaging chronicle reveals the hatred the lawyer had for the mayor and the lengths Vanderbilt went to in an effort to destroy Hague. Battleground New Jersey illustrates the difficulty in adapting government to a changing world, and the vital role of independent courts in American society.  See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 594g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Dec 2014
  • Publisher: Rutgers University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780813569727

About Nelson Johnson

NELSON JOHNSON is best known for his award-winning New York Times bestseller Boardwalk Empire: The Birth High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City which inspired the HBO series and most recently Northside: African Americans and the Creation of Atlantic City.  

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