Clarence Thomas: A Biography

Clarence Thomas: A Biography, by Andrew Peyton Thomas. Clarence Thomas rose from humble Pin Point, Georgia beginnings, headed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Ronald Reagan and finally became a conservative Supreme Court Justice. The story of his meteoric rise in the face of stiff opposition (and one of the most sensational senatorial confirmation hearings in history) is both dramatic and instructive. Andrew Thomas (no relation to Clarence Thomas) tells the Justice's story with verve and with a critical eye. His pronouncements are fair, thoughtful and in the end show Clarence Thomas in a very positive light, revealing him to be "one of the great intellectual and political rebels in American history." The first full-length biography of this imposing figure.