Decisive battles of the law
Subtitle: narrative studies of eight legal contests affecting the history of the United States between the years 1800 and 1886
By: by Frederick Trevor Hill
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Published: 1907
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Callender, James Thomson, 1758-1803; Scott, Dred, 1809-1858; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875; Trials -- United States; Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807; Alabama claims; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1876; Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886; Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859
Table of contents: title: The United States vs. Callender.; title: The United States vs. Burr.; title: The commonwealth vs. Brown.; title: Dred Scott vs. Sanford.; title: The impeachment of Andrew Johnson.; title: The "Alabama" arbitration.; title: The Hayes-Tilden contest.; title: People vs. Spies et al