Books with author Joseph P. Cotton

The Secret Club is a book about the adventures and imaginations of children. As children; my sister and I created the Secret Club. We used our imaginations in the same manner as the children in the book. We have continued to promote this play-act for our children and grandchildren. The children in the book create a Secret Club and plan various adventures. The children display good manners and respect for their parents throughout the book.

Presents all of John Marshall's decisions in the Supreme Court and on the circuit in context of their times and their effect on constitutional history, through notes to each case written by Joseph P. Cotton, Jr., the editor of this work. John Marshall [1755-1835] was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801 and ushered in its era of power and independence. He presided over the court for 34 years. The major decisions that are included here demonstrate his formulation of fundamental principles of American constitutional law.

"Choosing a hero is a serious matter," write these authors in their forward. "One may almost say, 'Like hero, like worshiper.' Therefore we must choose carefully ...... One thing is certain: our heroes must be fighters. But on what battlefield and for what cause?" With deep appreciation of their fellow men who have had dreams and made them come to pass in spite of scorn and hardship, and of achievements which have helped to make life richer, the authors have selected thirty-four men and one woman to represent the heroes of civilization. Their work falls into five classes of human interest - exploration, pure science, invention, biology, and medicine. Much of the material is presented here for the first time in brief and simple form, and all of it is so developed and arranged as to explain both the individuals's contribution and the place of that work in relation to man's progress. The result is inspiring as well as informing, for the authors handle their material so deftly that the reader feels both great and little things - the minor details of life surrounding the heroes as they worked, their qualities of mind and soul, the sweep of time, the enduring character of effort. - flap of dust jacket.