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  • The Ambassador

    Alexander Findlay and Pioneer Golf in America

    The Ambassador is the first book-length study of Alexander Findlay' s life and his contributions to the game of golf. Findlay was the best golfer in New England, one of the best in the U.S, the most prolific and important golf course designer on the east coast in the early years of American golf, and the most well-regarded representative of the game in America. He played exhibition matches and ... Read more

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  • The Supreme Court in the Early Republic

    The Chief Justiceships of John Jay and Oliver Ellsworth

    Series series Chief Justiceships of the United States Supreme Court
    An insightful look at the first Supreme Court and the controversies that surrounded the judicial bodyWilliam R. Casto sheds a new light on America's federal judiciary and the changing legal landscape with his detailed examination of the Supreme Court's formative years. In a study that spans the period from the Court's tentative beginnings through the appointment of its third chief justice, Casto ... Read more

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    On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"

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  • Escaping Salem

    The Other Witch Hunt of 1692

    Series series New Narratives in American History
    Few events in American history are as well remembered as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. But there was another witch hunt that year, in Stamford, Connecticut, that has never been examined in depth. Now Richard Godbeer describes this "other witch hunt" in a concise, fascinating narrative that illuminates the colonial world and shatters the stereotype of early New Englanders as quick to accuse and ... Read more

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  • Out of Order

    Stories from the History of the Supreme Court

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land.“[A] succinct, snappy account of how today’s court—so powerful, so controversial and so frequently dissected by the media—evolved from such startlingly humble and uncertain beginnings.”—The New York TimesOut of Order ... Read more

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  • In Search of the Ethical Lawyer

    Stories from the Canadian Legal Profession

    Edited by Adam Dodek, Alice Woolley ...
    Series series Law and Society
    What options did Paul Bernardo’s lawyer have when his client directed him to retrieve hidden evidence? Where would David Milgaard be today if a lawyer hadn’t doggedly challenged his murder conviction? And what should a defence lawyer do when told her client is a danger to the public?In this equally inspiring and troubling book, leading Canadian legal academics and practising lawyers draw on real ... Read more

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  • Courted and Abandoned

    Seduction in Canadian Law

    by Patrick Brode ...
    Series series Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
    A pregnancy outside of marriage was a traumatic event in frontier Canada, one that had profound legal implications, not only for the mother, but also for the woman's family, the alleged father, and for the entire community. Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada – breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of ... Read more

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  • Making Foreigners

    Immigration and Citizenship Law in America, 1600–2000

    Series series New Histories of American Law
    This book reconceptualizes the history of US immigration and citizenship law from the colonial period to the beginning of the twenty-first century by joining the histories of immigrants to those of Native Americans, African Americans, women, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans and the poor. Parker argues that during the earliest stages of American history, being legally constructed as a foreigner, ... Read more

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  • Feminist Legal History

    Essays on Women and Law

    Attuned to the social contexts within which laws are created, feminist lawyers, historians, and activists have long recognized the discontinuities and contradictions that lie at the heart of efforts to transform the law in ways that fully serve women's interests. At its core, the nascent field of feminist legal history is driven by a commitment to uncover women's legal agency and how women, both ... Read more

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  • A Passion for Justice

    How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer

    This richly detailed biography illustrates how a determined Canadian seeking justice created an enduring legacy. Through vigorous battles, Jim McRuer’s passion for justice was translated into laws that daily touch and protect the lives of millions today.James Chalmers McRuer was not easy to get along with or even much liked by many lawyers who dubbed him ’Vinegar Jim.’ Yet countless others saw him ... Read more

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  • Law and Legal Process

    Substantive Law and Procedure in English Legal History

    Edited by Matthew Dyson, David Ibbetson ...
    This collection of papers from the Twentieth British Legal History Conference explores the relationship between substantive law and the way in which it actually worked. Instead of looking at what the courts said they were doing, it is concerned more with the reality of what was happening. To that end, the authors use a wide range of sources, from court records to merchants' diaries and lawyers' ... Read more

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  • Jefferson's Freeholders and the Politics of Ownership in the Old Dominion

    Series series Cambridge Studies on the American South
    Jefferson's Freeholders and the Politics of Ownership in the Old Dominion explores the historical processes by which Virginia was transformed from a British colony into a Southern slave state. It focuses on changing conceptualizations of ownership and emphasizes the persistent influence of the English common law on Virginia's postcolonial political culture. The book explains how the traditional ... Read more

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