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Colonial Law in America
Robert M. Reed
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Description for Colonial Law in America
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Forty lashes for committing adultery? Children taken from their parents for being unruly? Loss of an ear - or even your life -- for stealing? These were the harsh punishments doled out for such crimes in Colonial America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Learn what happened to horse thieves and Sabbath breakers or people engaging in idleness in the thirteen original colonies. Accompanied by 30 postcard images, more than twenty-five "crimes" are covered in this view of law and justice in the 1600s and 1700s. It'll make you appreciate that you live in the twenty-first century.
Forty lashes for committing adultery? Children taken from their parents for being unruly? Loss of an ear - or even your life -- for stealing? These were the harsh punishments doled out for such crimes in Colonial America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Learn what happened to horse thieves and Sabbath breakers or people engaging in idleness in the thirteen original colonies. Accompanied by 30 postcard images, more than twenty-five "crimes" are covered in this view of law and justice in the 1600s and 1700s. It'll make you appreciate that you live in the twenty-first century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764337802
SKU
V9780764337802
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About Robert M. Reed
Robert Reed is an award-winning journalist. He has written about antiques, collectibles, and American history for over two decades.
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