Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction

Name: Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction
Author: Christian G. Samito

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"The first comprehensive collection of legal history documents from the Civil War and Reconstruction, this volume shows the profound legal changes that occurred during the Civil War era and highlights how law, society, and politics inextricably mixed and set American legal development on particular paths that were not predetermined."--Back cover.

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