Title: Lone star law : a legal history of Texas /
Authors: Ariens, Michael S., 1957-; Bakken, Gordon Morris.
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Justice, Administration of Texas History.; Law Texas History.
Abstract: "An overarching history of the law and legal culture of Texas, particularly investigating the days of early settlement through 1920; Texas's law of property, families, and businesses; criminal law and tort law; and the Texas legal profession"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Creating Texas Law, 1718-1864 -- Law and Crises, 1865-1920 -- Land, Oil, Water, and Sea : the Law of Texas -- The Railroad and Other Corporations -- Family Law and Cultural Change -- The Legal Profession, Legal Education, and the Courts -- Criminal Law and Civil Rights -- Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, and Civil Law.