Remaking custom law and identity in the early American Republic - Pearson, Ellen Holmes, 1962-; ebrary, Inc. (Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011)
Introduction -- America's common law : custom, choice, and history lessons -- American constitutions and American character -- Property acquisition and inheritance -- The question of slavery in the New Republic -- Public lands, expansion, and the Native Americans -- Custom, the written law, and American legal treatises -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Law -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Law -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Electronic books