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Prairie justice : a history of Illinois courts under French, English, and American law / Roger L. Severns ; edited by John A. Lupton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Severns, Roger L., 1906-1961, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Courts--Illinois--History.
- Courts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale, Illinois : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "A concise legal history of Illinois, Prairie Justice covers the French, British, early-American, and Illinois-statehood periods to 1900. It illustrates the changes over time in the different judicial systems, culminating in the establishment of a unique body of Illinois law"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- "Whose Home Is in the Wilderness"
- Law and Anarchy, Virginia County, Federal Territory
- The Coming of the Common Law
- A Frontier Court
- Lawyers and Law Courts
- Law and Politics
- Giants in the Prairie
- Trails of the Circuit Riders
- The Coming of Age
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-3370-8
- OCLC:
- 900346900
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