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Veteran Maine journalist Douglas Rooks takes on an intriguing historical question in his fourth book: Why is the most important judge Maine has ever produced so little known today? Join us at the Gardiner Library at 6 p.m. for reading and discussion about Melville Weston Fuller’s remarkable life and times. He was born in Augusta, flourished in Chicago, and served 22 years as U.S. Chief Justice. He presided during a tumultuous period of American history, and displayed a strong progressive streak, despite impressions to the contrary. Fuller stood for full constitutional rights for territories like Puerto Rico, pioneered the self-defense doctrine, and established a “public trust” for waterfronts, beaches and harbors. He never lost his affinity for his native state, and died at his summer home in Sorrento.
Calm Command: U.S. Chief Justice Melville Fuller in His Times, 1888-1910 will be available for sale and signing.
