The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 by Morton J. Horwitz

The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860

Studies in Legal History

Morton J. Horwitz

384 pages first pub 1977 (view editions)

nonfiction economics history informative reflective slow-paced
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In a remarkable book based on prodigious research, Morton J. Horwitz offers a sweeping overview of the emergence of a national (and modern) legal system from English and colonial antecedents. He treats the evolution of the common law as intellectu...

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