Description |
xi, 251 p. |
Series |
Jeffersonian America |
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Jeffersonian America.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- America's common law : custom, choice, and history lessons -- American constitutions and American character -- Property acquisition and inheritance -- The question of slavery in the New Republic -- Public lands, expansion, and the Native Americans -- Custom, the written law, and American legal treatises -- Conclusion. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Law -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Law -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780813930787 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0813930782 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0813930936 (electronic bk.) |
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9780813930930 (electronic bk.) |
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