Young Thurgood... Helping an old law professor

I received an email from a good friend and mentor, law professor Larry S. Gibson. He and I worked on several committees together at Morgan State University as we tackled issues on Morgan's right to be acknowledge for beginning sit-ins at lunch counters long before the students in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is an accomplished man and is one of my academic idols as he approaches history and law with fervor and scholarship. This December he will be publishing a book entitled - Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice. This volume is quite arguably the most extensive historical account of the life of Thurgood Marshall before his work in 1936 with the NAACP. It should be an interesting read and I am excited to pre-order it myself. Once I have a copy I will do a review with my thoughts on the book. Below you can read the email I received this morning.

"My new book, Young Thurgood:The Making of a Supreme Court Justice, will be released by Prometheus Books this fall. Many historians regard Thurgood Marshall as the most important American lawyer of the 20th century. The book is the first depth examination of Marshall's formative years and shows how his personality, priorities, and work habits were shaped by people and events in Maryland before he joined the NAACP staff in 1936.

The book contains much information about Baltimore and Maryland in the 1920s and 1930s. The website about the book is http://www.youngthurgood.com

Please do an old law professor a favor. Pre-order the book now at Amazon.com :
http://www.amazon.com/Young-Thurgood-Making-Supreme-Justice/dp/1616145714 .
The pre-order price is $21.

Pre-orders are very important, because they affect how much effort the publisher will spend promoting the book nationally and how much media attention the book will receive. Your pre-order could help this book become a bestseller.

Although Young Thurgood will later be released as an e-book, you will want the hardback. That way I can sign it for you. Furthermore, the 188 photographs, maps, and images throughout the 400 pages will make it an attractive tabletop book and an excellent holiday gift."