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Article: Up from Pin Point.(Clarence Thomas: A Biography)(Review)
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- National Review
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- December 3, 2001
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Clarence Thomas: A Biography, by Andrew Peyton Thomas (Encounter, 661 pp., $29.95)
Clarence Thomas, the most famous justice on the Supreme Court, is also the most fascinating. His rise from segregation and poverty is a compelling story; so is his political evolution from liberal to conservative. But until now, the only story that has been told about Thomas, certainly at book length, is that of his stormy confirmation hearings. Andrew Peyton Thomas corrects this deficiency in his new biography of Justice Thomas (to whom he is not related). While giving Anita Hill's allegation its due as a pivotal moment in Justice Thomas's life, the book also covers his career ...