A judgment for Solomon : the d'Hauteville case and legal experience in antebellum America / Michael Grossberg.

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. In a narrative analysis, it recount...

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Main Author:	Grossberg, Michael, 1950- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Series:	Cambridge historical studies in American law and society.
Subjects:	D'Hauteville, Ellen > Trials, litigation, etc. D'Hauteville, Gonzalve > Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Custody of children) > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia. Justice, Administration of > Political aspects > History.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511528682
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