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xiv, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
An overarching history of the law and legal culture of Texas, particularly investigating the days of early settlement through 1920, Texas's law of property, families, and businesses, criminal law and tort law and the Texas legal profession.
Creating Texas law, 1718-1864 -- Law and crises, 1865-1920 -- Land, oil, water, and sea : the law of Texas -- The railroad and other corporations -- Family law and cultural change -- The legal profession, legal education, and the courts -- Criminal law and civil rights -- Civil procedure, civil remedies, and civil law.
Michael Ariens ; foreword by Gordon Morris Bakken.
Includes bibliographical references and index.