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Bridging revolutions : the lives of Chief Justices Richmond Pearson and John Belton O'Neall / Joseph A. Ranney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ranney, Joseph A., 1952- author.
- Series:
- Southern legal studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pearson, Richmond Mumford, 1805-1878.
- Pearson, Richmond Mumford.
- O'Neall, John Belton, 1793-1863.
- O'Neall, John Belton.
- Judges--North Carolina--Biography.
- Judges.
- Justice, Administration of--North Carolina--History--19th century.
- Justice, Administration of.
- Judges--South Carolina--Biography.
- Justice, Administration of--South Carolina--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2023]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Formative years in the Piedmont
- Early storms : nullification and O'Neall's freedom quintet
- Wrestling with slavery and state sovereignty
- Disputes corporate and domestic
- Leges inter arma : the judges' civil war
- Reconstructing Southern law
- The kirk-holden war and the crisis of reconstruction
- Final years
- The judges' legacies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780820363226 (electronic bk.)
- 0820363227 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031553077
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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