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The trials of allegiance : treason, juries, and the American revolution / Carlton F.W. Larson.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190932770 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Trials (Treason) -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century | Treason -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century | Treason -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Law and legislation -- Criminal provisionsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190932749DDC classification: 345.730231 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'The Trials of Allegiance' examines the law of treason during the American Revolution - a convulsive, violent civil war in which nearly everyone could be considered a traitor, either to Great Britain or to America. Drawing from extensive archival research in Pennsylvania - one of the main centres of the revolution - Carlton Larson provides the most comprehensive analysis yet of the treason prosecutions brought by Americans against British adherents - through committees of safety, military tribunals, and ordinary criminal trials.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The Trials of Allegiance' examines the law of treason during the American Revolution - a convulsive, violent civil war in which nearly everyone could be considered a traitor, either to Great Britain or to America. Drawing from extensive archival research in Pennsylvania - one of the main centres of the revolution - Carlton Larson provides the most comprehensive analysis yet of the treason prosecutions brought by Americans against British adherents - through committees of safety, military tribunals, and ordinary criminal trials.
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