A History of American LawTells the story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the 1990s, presenting the achievements and failures of the American legal system. |
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The Beginnings American Law in the Colonial Period | 31 |
From the Revolution to the Middle of the 19th Century 17761850 | 105 |
THE REPUBLIC OF BEES | 107 |
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