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

by Linda Myrsiades (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Linda Myrsiades is professor emerita at West Chester University.