The technology, politics, and the construction of citizenship Schweber, Howard H. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge, UK New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2004 monographic eng

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viii, 296 p. Introduction -- North and South -- Illinois: "We were determined to have a rail-road" -- "The memory of man runneth not to the contrary": cases involving damage to property -- "Intelligent beings": cases involving injuries to persons -- The North: Ohio, Vermont, and New York -- Virginia in the 1850s: the last days of planter rule -- The common law of antebellum Virginia: the preservation of status -- Virginia's version of American common law: old wine in new bottles -- The South: Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky -- Legal change and social order. Howard Schweber. Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-292) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Common law United States History 19th century Customary law United States History 19th century KF394 .S39 2004eb http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10120438 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10120438 CaPaEBR 030325 ebr10120438