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Making of Modern Law : Trials 1600 - 1926 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY

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Description: Contains precedent-setting transcripts of cases covering constitutional and historical issues. Trials covered include the Dred Scott case, the Scopes “Monkey” Trial and the Amistad Slavery case, as well as sensational trial accounts offering an unfiltered narrative into the daily lives of everyday people. The trial transcripts can provide historical sources for sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce, and raise questions about the nature of celebrity and crime within a given era.

Coverage: 1600 - 1926

Subject(s)
History, Genealogy & Archives
Law
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