A Peculiar Humanism: The Judicial Advocacy of Slavery in High Courts of the Old South 1820-1850

by William E. Wiethoff

Book Overview

In early-nineteenth-century America, and especially in the Old South, the use of oratory appealed to legal professionals--judges as well as advocates. Consistent with the humanism proclaimed in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820336327
• ISBN13: 9780820336329
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"