George Wythe of Williamsburg
Author : Joyce Blackburn
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 13,1 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Law teachers
ISBN :
Author : Joyce Blackburn
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 13,1 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Law teachers
ISBN :
Author : Bruce Chadwick
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,94 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681621050
""A good story, well told, of a sliver of life in Richmond, a small, elite-driven capital city in the young nation's most influential state."" Publishers Weekly George Wythe clung to the mahogany banister as he inched down the staircase of his comfortable Richmond, Virginia, home. Doubled over in agony, he stumbled to the kitchen in search of help. There he found his maid, Lydia Broadnax, and his young protege, Michael Brown, who were also writhing in distress. Hours later, when help arrived, Wythe was quick to tell anyone who would listen, ""I am murdered."" Over the next two weeks, as Wythe suffered a long and painful death, insults would be added to his mortal injury. I Am Murdered tells the bizarre true story of Wythe's death and the subsequent trial of his grandnephew and namesake, George Wythe Sweeney, for the crimeunquestionably the most sensational and talked-about court case of the era. Hinging on hit-and-miss forensics, the unreliability of medical autopsies, the prevalence of poisoning, race relations, slavery, and the law, Sweeney's trial serves as a window into early nineteenth- century America. Its particular focus is on Richmond, part elegant state capital and part chaotic boomtown riddled with vice, opportunism, and crime. As Wythe lay dying, his doctors insisted that he had not been poisoned, and Sweeney had the nerve to beg him for bail money. In I Am Murdered, this signer of the Declaration of Independence, mentor to Thomas Jefferson, and ""Father of American Jurisprudence"" finally gets the justice he deserved."
Author : George Wythe
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 37,57 MB
Release : 1852
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN :
Author : William Stith
Publisher :
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 37,27 MB
Release : 1747
Category : Virginia
ISBN :
Covers events from Columbus to 1621.
Author : Imogene E. Brown
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,95 MB
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Cary Carson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 47,12 MB
Release : 2013-03-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 080783811X
For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, landscapes, and social history in the Chesapeake region. Its painstaking work has transformed our understanding of building practices in the colonial and early national periods and thereby greatly enriched the experience of visiting historic sites. In this beautifully illustrated volume, a team of historians, curators, and conservators draw on their far-reaching knowledge of historic structures in Virginia and Maryland to illuminate the formation, development, and spread of one of the hallmark building traditions in American architecture. The essays describe how building design, hardware, wall coverings, furniture, and even paint colors telegraphed social signals about the status of builders and owners and choreographed social interactions among everyone who lived or worked in gentry houses, modest farmsteads, and slave quarters. The analyses of materials, finishes, and carpentry work will fascinate old-house buffs, preservationists, and historians alike. The lavish color photography is a delight to behold, and the detailed catalogues of architectural elements provide a reliable guide to the form, style, and chronology of the region's distinctive historic architecture.
Author : Charles F. Hobson
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
"John Marshall remains one of the towering figures in the landscape of American law. From the Revolution to the age of Jackson, he played a critical role in defining the "province of the judiciary" and the constitutional limits of legislative action. In this masterly study, Charles Hobson clarifies the coherence and thrust of Marshall's jurisprudence while keeping in sight the man as well as the jurist." "Hobson argues that contrary to his critics, Marshall was no ideologue intent upon appropriating the lawmaking powers of Congress. Rather, he was deeply committed to a principled jurisprudence that was based on a steadfast devotion to a "science of law" richly steeped in the common law tradition. As Hobson shows, such jurisprudence governed every aspect of Marshall's legal philosophy and court opinions, including his understanding of judicial review." "The chief justice, Hobson contends, did not invent judicial review (as many have claimed) but consolidated its practice by adapting common law methods to the needs of a new nation. In practice, his use of judicial review was restrained, employed almost exclusively against acts of the state legislatures. Ultimately, he wielded judicial review to prevent the states from undermining the power of a national government still struggling to establish sovereignty at home and respect abroad."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Henry Ballow
Publisher :
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 27,22 MB
Release : 1793
Category : Equity
ISBN :
Author : Richard Handler
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 39,75 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780822319740
An ethnographic exploration of the presentation of history at Colonial Williamsburg. It examines the packaging of American history, and the consumerism and the manufacturing of cultural beliefs.
Author : Laura N. Gasaway
Publisher : Fred B. Rothman
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
A collection of 18 essays chronicling the history of law librarianship as a profession detailing the pioneering personalities in the American Association of Law Libraries and issues facing libraries. The contributing law librarians describe the evolution of the US Supreme Court Library, law firm libraries, the Los Angeles County Law Library, the work of William R. Roalfe and Frederick Hicks, the history of the AALL and associated organizations, and featured topics in both the establishment of African-American law libraries and the role of women directors in academic law libraries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR