Book contents
- Before Dred Scott
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- Before Dred Scott
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps, Charts, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I
- 1 A Radical Indeterminacy of Status
- 2 “With the Ease of a Veteran Litigant”
- 3 “By the Help of God and a Good Lawyer”
- Part II
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
1 - A Radical Indeterminacy of Status
from Part I
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 November 2016
- Before Dred Scott
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- Before Dred Scott
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps, Charts, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I
- 1 A Radical Indeterminacy of Status
- 2 “With the Ease of a Veteran Litigant”
- 3 “By the Help of God and a Good Lawyer”
- Part II
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
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- Before Dred ScottSlavery and Legal Culture in the American Confluence, 1787–1857, pp. 27 - 70Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016