| A Judgment for Solomon: The d'Hauteville Case and Legal Experience in Antebellum America Contributor(s): Grossberg, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521557453 ISBN-13: 9780521557450 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: From the witchcraft trials of the 1690s to the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials of the 1990s, highly publicized court cases have both reflected and shaped changes in American society. In this volume, Michael Grossberg examines the d'Hautevellie child custody battle of 1840 to explore some time bound and timeless features of American legal culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 347.306 |
| LCCN: 95017548 |
| Series: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.01" W x 8.99" (0.92 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Judgment for Solomon tells the story of the d'Hauteville case, a controversial child custody battle fought in 1840. It uses the story of one couple's bitter fight over their son to explore some timebound and timeless features of American legal culture. This eagerly followed trial sparked a national debate over the legal rights and duties of mothers and fathers, husbands and wives. The d'Hauteville case explains why popular trials become "precedents of legal experience"-- mediums for debates about highly contested social issues. It also demonstrates the ability of individual women and men to contribute to legal change by turning to the law to fight for what they want. |