The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr: Law, Politics, and the Character Wars of the New Nation

ISBN-13: 9781107606616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 242 str.

R Kent Newmyer

Opis

The Burr trial pitted Marshall, Jefferson and Burr in a dramatic three-way contest that left a permanent mark on the new nation.

Recenzje

'… a skilled and detailed recounting of Burr's trial, [this book] reveals a host of legal and political implications bound up in the trial and its outcome, and it is an entertainingly good read as well.' Joanne B. Freeman, Law and History Review

Spis treści

1. Jefferson and Burr on the road to Richmond; 2. Jefferson and Marshall square off; 3. Legal theater in Richmond: Aaron Burr front and center; 4. Treason law for America: the lawyers grapple; 5. Judging the judge.