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The trials of allegiance : treason, juries, and the American revolution by Carlton F.W. Larson
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks KF 221 .P6 L37 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larson, Carlton F.W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Revolution (1775-1783).
- Trials (Treason)--Pennsylvania--History--18th century.
- Trials (Treason).
- Treason--Pennsylvania--History--18th century.
- Treason.
- Treason--United States--History--18th century.
- Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Pennsylvania.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Law and legislation--Criminal provisions.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 404 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Treason in colonial Pennsylvania
- Resistance and treason, 1765-1775
- Treason against America, 1775-1776
- From independence to invasion, 1776-1778
- The winding path to the courthouse, 1778
- The Philadelphia treason trials, 1778-1779 : forming the jury
- The Philadelphia treason trials, 1778-1779 : trial and deliberation
- Resentment and betrayal, 1779-1781
- Peace, the constitution, and rebellion, 1781-1800
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780190932749
- 0190932740
- OCLC:
- 1042080256
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