Law in American History: Volume 1: From the Colonial Years Through the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0195102479
- ISBN-13
- 9780195102475
- Series
- Law in American History
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 565
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-20
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- G. Edward White
Description
G. Edward White, a leading legal historian, presents Law in American History, a two-volume, comprehensive narrative history of American law from the colonial period to the present. In this first volume, White explores the key turning points in roughly the first half of the American legal system, from the development of order in the colonies, to the signing of the Constitution, to the dissolution of the Union just before the Civil War. Thought-provoking and artfully written, Law in American History, Vol. 1 is an essential text for both students of law and general readers alike.
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