Ways of the Hour
Author: first_name: James Fenimore
last_name: Cooper
Language: English
Year: 1892

Originally written shortly before Cooper's death and published posthumously, The Ways of the Hour examines the social evils of the criminal justice system. In particular, it looks at how the jury system, which acts as a check on centralized power in a monarchy, has the opposite effect in a democracy.  - Summary by LynneT