Murder in the Shenandoah: Making Law Sovereign in Revolutionary Virginia - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jessica K. LoweSeries:Studies in Legal HistoryTheme:Chronological Period/18th Century, Chronological Period/19th Century, Geographic Orientation/VirginiaPublish date:2019-02-07Pages:222
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781108421782ISBN-10:1108421784UPC:9781108421782Book Category:History, LawBook Subcategory:United States, Criminal Law, Legal HistoryBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:9.30 x 9.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9Product ID:SCT7SG533S
On July 4, 1791, the fifteenth anniversary of American Independence, John Crane, a descendant of prominent Virginian families, killed his neighbor's harvest worker. Murder in the Shenandoah traces the story of this early murder case as it entangled powerful Virginians and addressed the question that everyone in the state was heatedly debating: what would it mean to have equality before the law - and a world where 'law is king'? By retelling the story of the case, called Commonwealth v. Crane, through the eyes of its witnesses, families, fighters, victims, judges, and juries, Jessica K. Lowe reveals how revolutionary debates about justice gripped the new nation, transforming ideas about law, punishment, and popular government.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781108421782ISBN-10:1108421784UPC:9781108421782Book Category:History, LawBook Subcategory:United States, Criminal Law, Legal HistoryBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:9.30 x 9.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9Product ID:SCT7SG533S
Lowe, Jessica K.: - Jessica K. Lowe teaches at the University of Virginia, School of Law.
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