Backcountry Democracy and the Whiskey Insurrection The Legal Culture and Trials, 1794-1795 |
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| Author:
| Myrsiades, Linda |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-6624-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2024 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the legal culture that informed the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and its trials. Linda Myrsiades examines conflicts between state and federal courts and the judicial philosophy of Federalist judges, to develop a portrait of the hegemony of official interpretations of the law.
Explores the legal culture that informed the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and its trials. Linda Myrsiades examines conflicts between state and federal courts and the judicial philosophy of Federalist judges, to develop a portrait of the hegemony of official interpretations of the law.