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E Pluribus Unum : how the common law helped unify and liberate colonial America, 1607-1776 /

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In E Pluribus Unum, eminent legal historian William E. Nelson shows that the colonies' gradual embrace of the common law was instrumental to the establishment of the United States. He traces how the diverse legal orders of Britain's thirteen colonies gradually evolved into one system, addi...

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Main Author: Nelson, William E. (William Edward), 1940- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Law > United States > History.
Common law > United States > History.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Common law > États-Unis > Histoire.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Common law
Law
United States
1600-1775
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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