John Browns Trial

Informationen zum Autor Brian McGinty is an attorney and writer specializing in American history and law. Klappentext Mixing idealism with violence! abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia! where he led an attack on the US armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. But he was quickly captured and! after a short but stormy trial! hanged on December 2! 1859. This book provides an account of the trial. Zusammenfassung Supported by a “provisional army” of 21 men, Brown hoped to rouse the slaves in Virginia to rebellion. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. McGinty provides the first comprehensive account of the trial, which raised important questions about jurisdiction, judicial fairness, and treason. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Introduction * To Free the Slaves * Carrying the War into Africa * Framing the Charges * The Indictment * The Jury Is Summoned * The Testimony Begins * The Name and the Shadow of a Fair Trial * The Quiet Was Deceptive * The Verdict * The Sentence * The Execution * Marching On * Notes * Bibliography * Index

Product details

• Authors: Brian McGinty, McGinty Brian
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2009
• EAN: 9780674035171
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03517-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Ethnic Studies, History, Law, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Legal History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Specific wars and campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars