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Nelson, William E. 1940-

E pluribus unum : how the common law helped unify and liberate Colonial America, 1607-1776 / William E. Nelson. - 1 online resource. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text examines the role of the common law in the life and politics of Great Britain's North American colonies from the founding of Virginia in 1607 to the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775-1776.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780190882174 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Law--History.--United States
Common law--History.--United States

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

LC Class. No.: KF361

Dewey Class. No.: 349.7309032