Modern Chivalry in Early American Law H.H. Brackenridge's Legal Thought

This work contains the legal contributions and observations of Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge, teacher, preacher, publisher, gazetteer, lawyer, and fiction writer who reached the pinnacle of his career during the Jeffersonian era. Brackenridge's body of legal thought is juxtaposed with the published lectures of James Wilson, the commentaries on Blackstone by St. George Tucker, and selections from The Federalist Papers. Contents: Modern Chivalry: The Early Books; Modern Chivalry: The Later Books; Overview of Law Miscellanies; Selected State Supreme Court Cases; Concluding Thoughts.Sapienza, Madeline is the author of 'Modern Chivalry in Early American Law H.H. Brackenridge's Legal Thought' with ISBN 9780819183743 and ISBN 0819183741.