1830 Hugo Black and the Judicial Revolution, by Gerald T. Dunne (read 4 Mar 1984) I found this book utterly absorbing. Black's story is intriguing, and while there are stands he took I disagree with, much he said and did was right. He was born in Clay County, Alabama, on 27 Feb 1886, elected to the U.S. Senate in 1926, re-elected in 1932, and appointed to succeed Willis Van Devanter in 1937. He died 25 Sep 1971. This book is by no means a definitive biography, but it is unfailingly interesting and I found it absorbing. ( )