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Federal Courts in the Early Republic: Kentucky, 1789-1816
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Full Title:
Federal Courts in the Early Republic: Kentucky, 1789-1816
Contributors:
By (Author) Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Legal systems: courts and procedures
History of the Americas
Dewey:
347.7690109
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
246
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
340g
Description
On the basis of both civil and criminal suits, some private and some brought by the government, Professor Tachau demonstrates that the federal courts in Kentucky were immediately accessible, visible, and deeply involved in the lives of the people. The actual legal practice revealed in the records thus contradicts much of the conventional wisdom and
