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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-06-05 - Publisher: LSU Press
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Language: en
Pages: 359
Pages: 359
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.
Language: en
Pages: 241
Pages: 241
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-24 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
The Burr treason trial, one of the greatest criminal trials in American history, was significant for several reasons. The legal proceedings lasted seven months
Language: en
Pages: 236
Pages: 236
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:
"Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding Father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton, resulting in a murder indictmen
Language: en
Pages: 321
Pages: 321
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08-06 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
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