Colonial Law in America: Crime and Punishment - Couverture souple

Reed, Robert M.

 
9780764337802: Colonial Law in America: Crime and Punishment
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0764337807 ISBN 13 : 9780764337802
Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

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 will make you appreciate that you live in the twenty-first century.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert Reed is an award-winning journalist. He has written about antiques, collectibles, and American history for over two decades.

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Éditeur
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0764337807
ISBN 13 
9780764337802
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
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Personne responsable
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