From Treason to Runaway Slaves: Legal Culture in New Republic Trials, 1783-1808

by Linda Myrsiades

From Treason to Runaway Slaves provides case studies of high-profile trials from the early republic examined in terms of the period's history, law, and culture. It focuses on a historical period and place crucial to identity formation in the new nation and the survival of the U. S. as a democratic experiment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1683933842
• ISBN13: 9781683933847
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"